Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
Cabinet Number: | 13th |
Jurisdiction: | Tamil Nadu |
Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
Flagsize: | 110px |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Formed: | 2 March 2002 |
Date Dissolved: | 12 May 2006 |
Government Head: | J. Jayalalithaa |
State Head: | Governor P. S. Ramamohan Rao |
Political Parties: | AIADMK |
Legislature Status: | Majority |
Opposition Party: | DMK |
Election: | 2001 |
Legislature Term: | 5 Years |
Previous: | First Panneerselvam ministry |
Successor: | Fifth Karunanidhi ministry |
As O. Panneerselvam who was Chief Minister from 2 March 2002 resigned, Governor appointed J. Jayalalithaa as the Chief Minister to head the New Government and appointed 26 more ministers on the same day. It was her return to power as she had removed from the post earlier on 21 September 2001.[1] [2] [3] [4]
S.no | Name | Designation | Portfolios | Party | |
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Chief Minister | |||||
1. | J. Jayalalithaa | Chief Minister |
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Cabinet Ministers | |||||
2. | O. Panneerselvam | Minister for Public Works, Prohibition and Excise and Revenue |
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3. | C. Ponnaiyan | Minister for Finance |
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4. | D. Jayakumar | Minister for Law and Information Technology |
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5. | Pollachi V. Jayaraman | Minister for Food and Co-operation |
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6. | P.C. Ramasamy | Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments |
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7. | P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy | Minister for Social Welfare |
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8. | N. Thalavaisundaram | Minister for Health |
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9. | B. Valarmathi | Minister for Rural Industries |
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10. | C. Karuppasamy | Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare |
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11. | R. Viswanathan | Minister for Transport and Electricity |
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12. | Nainar Nagenthran | Minister for Industries |
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13. | K. Pandurangan | Minister for Agriculture |
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14. | S. M. Velusamy | Minister for Backward Classes |
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15. | P. V. Damodaran | Minister for Animal Husbandry |
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16. | R. Vaithilingam | Minister for Forests and Environment |
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17. | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | Minister for Housing and Urban Development |
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18. | C. V. Shanmugam | Minister for Education, Commercial Taxes, Sports and Youth Welfare |
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19. | S. Ramachandran | Minister for Dairy Development |
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20. | V. Somasundaram | Minister for Handlooms and Textiles |
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21. | M. Radakrishnan | Minister for Fisheries |
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22. | A. Miller | Minister for Tourism |
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23. | P. Annavi | Minister for Labour |
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24. | K. P. Anbalagan | Minister for Information, Publicity and Local Administration |
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