Second Jayalalithaa ministry

Second Jayalalithaa ministry

11th Ministry of Tamil Nadu
Date formed14 May 2001
Date dissolved21 September 2001
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor M. Fathima Beevi
Head of governmentJ. Jayalalithaa
Member partiesAIADMK
Status in legislatureMajority
196 / 234(84%)
Opposition partyDMK
Opposition leaderK. Anbazhagan
History
Election2001
Legislature term5 Years
PredecessorFourth Karunanidhi ministry
SuccessorFirst Panneerselvam ministry

After the General Elections held on 10 May 2001 the Governor appointed J. Jayalalithaa as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister appointed five more Members C. Ponnaiyan, Dr. M. Thambi Durai, D. Jayakumar, Ayyaru Vandayar and R. Sarojaa as ministers in the Council of Ministers on the same day. On 19 May 2001 the Governor appointed nineteen more members in the council. However, Jayalalithaa couldn't last long in office and to pave way for First Panneerselvam ministry.