Consequent to the General Elections held on 27 April 1996 and 2 May 1996 the Governor appointed M. Karunanidhi as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with effect from 13 May 1996. The Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister appointed Twenty-five more Ministers on the same day.
Cabinet ministers
S.noNameDesignationPartyChief Minister1.M. KarunanidhiChief Minister *Minister for FinanceDMKCabinet Ministers2.K. AnbazhaganMinister for EducationDMK3.Arcot N. VeerasamyMinister for Health and Electricity4.Ko. Si. ManiMinister for Rural Development and Local Administration5.Veerapandi S. ArurmugamMinister for Agriculture6.DuraimuruganMinister for Public Works7.K. PonmudyMinister for Transport and Labour8.Pasumpon Tha. KiruttinanMinister for Highways and Tamil Language & Culture9.K.N. NehruMinister for Food, PDS and Co-operation10.K. SundaramMinister for Milk11.A. Rahman KhanMinister for Revenue12.Aladi ArunaMinister for Law13.N.K.K. PeriasamyMinister for Handlooms14.M.R.K. PanneerselvamMinister for Backward Classes15.Pongalur N. PalanisamyMinister for Sports and Youth Service Corps16.K. PitchandiMinister for Housing17.I. PeriasamyMinister for Rural Industries and Registration18.Pulavar SenguttuvanMinister for Animal Husbandry and Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments19.S.P. Sarkuna PandianMinister for Social Welfare20.Samayanallur S. SelvarasuMinister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare21.ThangapandianMinister for Commercial Taxes22.N. Suresh RajanMinister for Information and Tourism23.Andhiyur P. SelvarasuMinister for Khadi24.Jenefer ChandranMinister for Fisheries25.V. MullaivendhanMinister for Information and Publicity
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