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List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Presiding officer of TN state legislative assembly

Field	Value
post	Speaker
body	Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
member_of	Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
termlength	Term of the assembly (five years maximum)
appointer	Members of the assembly
deputy	K. Pitchandi
inaugural	J. Shivashanmugam Pillai
Pulavar K. Govindan
incumbent	M. Appavu
incumbentsince	12 May 2021
insignia	File:TamilNadu Logo.svg
insigniacaption	Emblem of Tamil Nadu

Pulavar K. Govindan The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The speaker is elected by the members of the assembly, from amongst them.

President of the Madras Legislative Council

Madras Legislative Council, the first representative legislature for the Madras Presidency was established in December 1920. The presiding officer of the council was known as the president. P. Rajagopalachari was nominated as the first president and took office on 17 December 1920.

No.	Name	Image	Assumed office	Left office
1	P. Rajagopalachari		December 1920	February 1925
2	L. D. Swamikannu Pillai	[[File:L._D._Swamikannu_Pillai.jpg	100px]]	February 1925	September 1925
3	M. Ratnaswami		September 1925	1926
4	C. V. S. Narasimha Raju		1926	1930
5	B. Ramachandra Reddi	[[File:Bezawada_ramachandra_reddy.jpg	100px]]	1930	1937

Chairman of Madras Legislative Council

The Government of India Act 1935 enabled the introduction of provincial autonomy in 1937, and the [ Madras Legislative Council]] became the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. The presiding officer of the council was called as the chairman of the council. This agreement continued after Indian Independence till the abolition of the council in 1986.

No.	Name	Image	Took office	Left office	Political party
1	U. Rama Rao		1937	1945	INC
2	R. B. Ramakrishna Raju		1946	1952
3	P. V. Cherian	[[File:Dr._P._V._Cherian_in_1958.jpg	100px]]	1952	20 April 1964
4	M. A. Manickavelu Naicker		1964	1970
5	C. P. Chitrarasu		1970	1976	DMK
6	M. P. Sivagnanam	[[File:MP_Sivagnanam_2006_stamp_of_India.jpg	100px]]	1976	1986	TAK

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Madras Presidency

The Madras Legislative Assembly was established as a part of the bicameral legislature in 1937. The presiding officer of the assembly was known as the speaker.

No.	Name	Image	Took office	Left office	Political Party	Deputy Speaker
1	Bulusu Sambamurti	[[File:Bulusu_Sambamurti_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg	100px]]	1937	1942	INC
–	Vacant		1942	1946
2	J. Shivashanmugam Pillai		1946	1952	INC

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Madras State

Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was created after India became a republic on 26 January 1950. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. The first legislature of the Madras State to be elected on the basis of universal suffrage was constituted on 1 March 1952, after the general elections held in January 1952.

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Deputy Speaker
1	J. Shivashanmugam Pillai	6 May 1952	16 August 1955	INC	Indian National Congress}}
2	N. Gopala Menon	27 September 1955	1 November 1956
3	U. Krishna Rao	30 April 1957	3 August 1961
4	S. Chellapandian	31 March 1962	14 March 1967	K. Parthasarathi
5	S. P. Adithanar	17 March 1967	12 August 1968	DMK
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Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu in January 1969.

No.	Name	Image	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Deputy Speaker	1
Pulavar K. Govindan	[[File:Pulavar_K_Govindhan_Mudaliar.jpg	100px]]	22 February 1969	14 March 1971		DMK	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}	G. R. Edmund
K. A. Mathiazagan		24 March 1971	2 December 1972		P. Seenivasan
P. Seenivasan (acting)		2 December 1972	3 August 1973
Pulavar K. Govindan	[[File:Pulavar_K_Govindhan_Mudaliar.jpg	100px]]	3 August 1973	3 July 1977		N. Ganapathy
Munu Adhi		6 July 1977	18 June 1980		AIADMK	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}	S. Thirunavukkarasu
K. Rajaram	[[File:K_Rajaram.jpg	100px]]	21 June 1980	24 February 1985		P. H. Pandian
P. H. Pandian		27 February 1985	5 February 1989		V. P. Balasubramanian
M. Tamilkudimagan		8 February 1989	30 June 1991		DMK		V. P. Duraisamy
Sedapatti R. Muthiah	[[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah_(Indian_politician).jpg	100px]]	3 July 1991	21 May 1996		AIADMK	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}	K. Ponnuswamy (1991-1993)
S. Gandhirajan (1993-1996)
P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan	[[File:P.T.R.Palanivel_Rajan.jpg	100px]]	23 May 1996	21 May 2001		DMK		Parithi Ilamvazhuthi
K. Kalimuthu		24 May 2001	1 February 2006		AIADMK	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}	A. Arunachalam
A. Arunachalam (acting)		1 February 2006	12 May 2006
R. Avudaiappan		19 May 2006	15 May 2011		DMK		V. P. Duraisamy
D. Jayakumar	[[File:D Jayakumar.jpg	100px]]	27 May 2011	29 September 2012		AIADMK	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}	P. Dhanapal
P. Dhanapal		10 October 2012	3 May 2021		V. Jayaraman
M. Appavu		12 May 2021	Incumbent		DMK		K. Pitchandi
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Notes

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