O. Panneerselvam
O. Panneerselvam | |
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Panneerselvam in 2017 | |
| 6th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 6 December 2016 – 16 February 2017 | |
| Governor | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Cabinet | Panneerselvam III |
| Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Succeeded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| In office 28 September 2014 – 23 May 2015 | |
| Governor | Konijeti Rosaiah |
| Cabinet | Panneerselvam II |
| Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Succeeded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| In office 21 September 2001 – 2 March 2002 | |
| Governor | |
| Cabinet | Panneerselvam I |
| Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Succeeded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| 15th Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 May 2006 – 28 May 2006 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | K. Anbazhagan |
| Succeeded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | S. Lakshmanan |
| Constituency | Bodinayakkanur |
| In office 14 May 2001 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | L. Mookiah |
| Succeeded by | A. Laser |
| Constituency | Periyakulam |
| Coordinator of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022 | |
| Deputy | |
| Joint Coordinator | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 22 August 2017 – 11 July 2022 | |
| Coordinators |
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| Preceded by | Dindigul C. Srinivasan |
| Succeeded by | Dindigul C. Srinivasan |
| In office 28 August 2007 – 14 February 2017 | |
| General Secretary |
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| Preceded by | T. T. V. Dhinakaran |
| Succeeded by | Dindigul C. Srinivasan |
| Leader of the House in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 January 2018 – 7 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | K. A. Sengottaiyan |
| Succeeded by | Durai Murugan |
| In office 12 August 2015 – 17 February 2017 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | Natham R. Viswanathan |
| Succeeded by | K. A. Sengottaiyan |
| In office 15 May 2011 – 27 November 2014 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | K. Anbazhagan |
| Succeeded by | Natham R. Viswanathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1951 Periyakulam, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu) |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga Thondar Urimai Meetpu Kural |
| Other political affiliations | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1973-2022) |
| Spouse |
P. Vijayalakshmi (died 2021) |
| Children | 3 (including P. Ravindhranath) |
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| Residences |
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| Education | B.A. |
| Alma mater | Hajee Karutha Rowther Howdia College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | International Rising Star of the Year-Asia (2019) |
| Nickname | O.P.S. |
Ottakarathevar Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS (born 14 January 1951) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu briefly in December 2016 and previously from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2014 to 2015. As finance minister, he has presented the Tamil Nadu state budget 11 times.
He was the former co-ordinator of the AIADMK political party. He was a staunch loyalist of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa. His first two terms as Chief Minister came when he replaced Jayalalithaa in the role, after she was forced to resign by the courts. His third term began following Jayalalithaa's death and ended 2 months later when Edappadi K. Palaniswami was selected as the Chief Minister by the party. On 4 January 2018, O. Panneerselvam was elected as Leader of the House in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.