Twelfth Assembly of Tamil Nadu was instituted after the victory of AIADMK and allies, in the 2001 state assembly election. O. Panneerselvam officially became the 13th and J. Jayalalithaa became the 14th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu due to the election. Even though Jayalalithaa was the Chief Minister between 14 May and 21 September 2001, the Supreme Court of India, declared that she did not legally hold the post, due to corruption charges from her previous Chief ministership.
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| Legislative body | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Fort St. George, Chennai | ||||
| Term | 14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006 | ||||
| Election | 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Government of Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Opposition | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Members | 235 | ||||
| Speaker | K. Kalimuthu | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | A. Arunachalam | ||||
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | K. Anbazhagan | ||||
| Party control | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
Overview
edit| Department | Minister |
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| Speaker | K. Kalimuthu |
| Deputy Speaker | A. Arunachalam |
| Leader of the House | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Leader of Opposition | K. Anbazhagan |
Chief Ministers
edit| Chief Minister | Took office | Left office | Term | |
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| J. Jayalalithaa | 14 May 2001 | 21 September 2001 | 130 days | |
| O. Panneerselvam | 21 September 2001 | 2 March 2002 | 162 days | |
| J. Jayalalithaa | 2 March 2002 | 12 May 2006 | 1,532 days |
Council of Ministers
edit| Department | Minister |
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| Chief Minister | O. Panneerselvam (21 September 2001 – 2 March 2002) J. Jayalalithaa (14 May 2001 – 21 September 2001) (2 March 2002 – 12 May 2006) |
| Deputy Chief Minister | None |
| Finance and Law | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Public Accounts | S. R. Balasubramoniyan |
| Public Undertakings | R. Jeevanantham M. C. Sampath |