After the resignation of J. Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister, the Governor appointed O. Panneerselvam as Chief Minister and 23 more Ministers on 21 September 2001. He resigned as Jayalalithaa returned to power.
Cabinet ministers
S.noNameDesignationPortfoliosPartyChief Minister1.O. PanneerselvamChief Minister Public Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service other All India Services General Administration District Revenue Officers Home Police Prohibition & Excise Molasses Prevention of Corruption and Prisons * Revenue District Revenue Establishment Deputy Collectors Registration, Stamp Act Stationery & Printing Government Press Bhoodhan & GramdhanAIADMKCabinet Ministers2.C. PonnaiyanMinister for Finance Finance Planning Legislative Assembly and Elections Legislation Weights and Measures Debt Relief including Legislation on *money lending Chits Registration of CompaniesAIADMK3.Dr. M. Thambi DuraiMinister for Education Education Technical Education Science and Technology Archaeology Tamil Development and Tamil Culture Indians Overseas Refugees and Evacuees4.D. JayakumarMinister for Law and Electricity Electricity Non-Conventional Energy Development5.P.C. RamasamyMinister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments6.S. SemmalaiMinister for Health Health Medical Education Family Welfare7.C. DurairajMinister for Local Administration Municipal Administration Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Unions Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Indebtedness Urban and Rural Water Supply8.A. Anwer RhazzaMinister for Labour Labour Employment and Training Urban and Rural Employment Census Wakfs9.K. PanduranganMinister for Industries Industries Iron and Steel Control Mines and Minerals Electronics10.P. DhanabalMinister for Food and Co-operation Food Civil Supplies Consumer Protection Price Control Co-operation Statistics11.N. ThalavaisundaramMinister for Public Works Public Works Highways Irrigation Including Minor Irrigation12.S. S. ThirunavukkarasuMinister for Information & Publicity and Forests and Environment Information and Publicity Forests Environment Pollution Control13.R. JeevananthamMinister for Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural Engineering Agro Service Co-operatives Horticulture Sugarcane Cess and Sugarcane Development14.R. SarojaaMinister for Tourism Tourism Tourism Development Corporation15.B. ValarmathiMinister for Social Welfare Social Welfare including Women’s and Children’s Welfare Nutritious Noon Meal Welfare of the Disabled Beggar Homes Orphanages and Correctional Administration16.V. SubramanianMinister for Adi Dravidar Welfare Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes Bonded Labour Welfare of Ex-Servicemen17.S.P. ShanmuganathanMinister for Handlooms and Textiles Handlooms and Textiles18.K.P. Raajendra PrasadMinister for Fisheries Fisheries Animal Husbandry19.R. VaithilingamMinister for Rural Industries Rural Industries including Cottage Industries Small Scale Industries Khadi & Village Industries Board20.C. ShanmugaveluMinister for Dairy Development Milk and Dairy Development21.C. V. ShanmugamMinister for Commercial Taxes Commercial Taxes22.S.M. VelusamyMinister for Housing and Urban Development Housing Housing Development Town Planning Slum Clearance Accommodation Control Urban Development and CMDA11.Nainar NagenthranMinister for Transport Transport Nationalised Transport Motor Vehicles Act Ports24.Valarmathi JebarajMinister for Backward Classes Backward Classes Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities
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