First Panneerselvam ministry

12th Ministry of Tamil Nadu
Date formed| 21 September 2001
Date dissolved| 2 March 2002
People and organisations
Head of state| Governor C. Rangarajan (Additional Charge)
Head of government| J. Jayalalithaa
Member parties| AIADMK
Status in legislature| Majority
Opposition party| DMK
Opposition leader| K. Anbazhagan
History
Election(s)| 2001
Legislature term(s)| 5 Years
Predecessor| Second Jayalalithaa ministry
Successor| Third Jayalalithaa ministry

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.[1][2][3][4] He resigned as Jayalalithaa returned to power.

## Cabinet ministers[edit]

S.no  | Name  | Designation  | Portfolios  | Party

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Chief Minister
1\.  | O. Panneerselvam | Chief 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 & Gramdhan

| AIADMK |
Cabinet Ministers
2\.  | C. Ponnaiyan | Minister for Finance  |

* Finance
* Planning
* Legislative Assembly and Elections
* Legislation
* Weights and Measures
* Debt Relief including Legislation on *money lending
* Chits
* Registration of Companies

| AIADMK |
3\.  | Dr. M. Thambi Durai | Minister for Education  |

* Education
* Technical Education
* Science and Technology
* Archaeology
* Tamil Development and Tamil Culture
* Indians Overseas
* Refugees and Evacuees

4\.  | D. Jayakumar | Minister for Law and Electricity  |

* Electricity
* Non-Conventional Energy Development

5\.  | P.C. Ramasamy | Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments  |

* Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments

6\.  | S. Semmalai | Minister for Health  |

* Health
* Medical Education
* Family Welfare

7\.  | C. Durairaj | Minister for Local Administration  |

* Municipal Administration
* Rural Development
* Panchayats and Panchayat Unions
* Poverty Alleviation Programmes
* Rural Indebtedness
* Urban and Rural Water Supply

8\.  | A. Anwer Rhazza | Minister for Labour  |

* Labour
* Employment and Training
* Urban and Rural Employment
* Census
* Wakfs

9\.  | K. Pandurangan | Minister for Industries  |

* Industries
* Iron and Steel Control
* Mines and Minerals
* Electronics

10\.  | P. Dhanabal | Minister for Food and Co-operation  |

* Food
* Civil Supplies
* Consumer Protection
* Price Control
* Co-operation
* Statistics

11\.  | N. Thalavaisundaram | Minister for Public Works  |

* Public Works
* Highways
* Irrigation Including Minor Irrigation

12\.  | S.S. Thirunavukkarasu | Minister for Information & Publicity and Forests and Environment  |

* Information and Publicity
* Forests
* Environment
* Pollution Control

13\.  | R. Jeevanantham | Minister for Agriculture  |

* Agriculture
* Agricultural Engineering
* Agro Service Co-operatives
* Horticulture
* Sugarcane Cess and Sugarcane Development

14\.  | R. Sarojaa | Minister for Tourism  |

* Tourism
* Tourism Development Corporation

15\.  | B. Valarmathi | Minister for Social Welfare  |

* Social Welfare including Women’s and Children’s Welfare
* Nutritious Noon Meal
* Welfare of the Disabled
* Beggar Homes
* Orphanages and Correctional Administration

16\.  | V. Subramanian | Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare  |

* Adi Dravidar Welfare
* Hill Tribes
* Bonded Labour
* Welfare of Ex-Servicemen

17\.  | S.P. Shanmuganathan | Minister for Handlooms and Textiles  |

* Handlooms and Textiles

18\.  | K.P. Raajendra Prasad | Minister for Fisheries  |

* Fisheries
* Animal Husbandry

19\.  | R. Vaithilingam | Minister for Rural Industries  |

* Rural Industries including Cottage Industries
* Small Scale Industries
* Khadi & Village Industries Board

20\.  | C. Shanmugavelu | Minister for Dairy Development  |

* Milk and Dairy Development

21\.  | C. V. Shanmugam | Minister for Commercial Taxes  |

* Commercial Taxes

22\.  | S.M. Velusamy | Minister for Housing and Urban Development  |

* Housing
* Housing Development
* Town Planning
* Slum Clearance
* Accommodation Control
* Urban Development and CMDA

11\.  | Nainar Nagenthran | Minister for Transport  |

* Transport
* Nationalised Transport
* Motor Vehicles Act
* Ports

24\.  | Valarmathi Jebaraj | Minister for Backward Classes  |

* Backward Classes
* Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities

## References[edit]

1. ^ Biography, O. Panneerselvam. "O. Panneerselvam Biography". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
2. ^ chief minister J Jayalalithaa resigns, Tamil Nadu (21 September 2001). "Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa resigns". ZEENEWS. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
3. ^ resigns after court order, Jayalalithaa (21 September 2001). "Jayalalithaa resigns after court order". BBC News.
4. ^ Has Done Its Duty, The Law (21 September 2001). "The Law Has Done Its Duty". Outlook. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

## Further reading[edit]

* TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY(TWELFTH ASSEMBLY) REVIEW 2001-2006 (PDF), Chennai: Secratriat of Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 2010