list of district collectors in tamilnadu

Sl.No.	Name of the Collector	Period
1	Thiru N.S.Arunachalam, I.C.S	17.7.47 to 21.11.47
2	Thiru D.Padmanabhan, I.C.S	21.11.1947 to 29.8.48
3	Thiru V.V.Subramanian, I.C.S	4.9.48 to 18.7.50
4	Thiru T.S.Ramachandran, I.C.S	18.7.50 to 3.6.52
5	Thiru C.Vivekanandamurthy, I.C.S	25.6.52 to 27.1.53
6	Thiru T.N.S.Raghavan, I.C.S	16.2.53 to 31.3.53
7	Thiru M.A.Sheriff, I.A.S	20.4.53 to 5.6.53
8	Thiru N.S.Arunachalam, I.A.S	8.7.53 to 8.7.54
9	Thiru K.Gulam Md.Sahib, I.A.S	3.8.54 to 14.12.54
10	Thiru E.P.Royappa (Mily), I.A.S	14.12.54 to 7.5.55
11	Thiru V.V.Subramanian, I.C.S	9.5.55 to 26.9.55
12	Thiru M.S.Sivaraman, I.C.S	7.10.55 to 2.1.57
13	Thiru S.Thayappa Thevar, I.A.S	2.1.57 to 22.7.58
14	Thiru G.E.Muthirulandi, I.A.S	22.7.58 to 11.10.59
15	Thiru O.H.Dias, I.A.S	12.10.59 to 9.1.60
16	Thiru N.Krishnaswamy, I.E.	10.1.60 to 5.2.63
17	Thiru S.Krishnaswamy I.A.S	6.2.63 to 31.10.63
18	Selvi S.Sathyabhama, I.A.S	1.11.63 to 3.10.65
19	Thiru N.Haribhasker, I.A.S (i/c)	9.2.65 to 7.3.65
20	Thiru L.M.Vasagam, I.A.S	4.10.65 to 22.5.66
21	Thiru A.M.Nabi, I.A.S	23.5.66 to 31.7.68
22	Thiru Badrinath, I.A.S	1.8.68 to 31.3.70
23	Thiru D.K.Oza, I.A.S	20.4.70 to 7.5.71
24	Thiru M.Ahmed, I.A.S	9.8.71 to 9.9.73
25	Thiru O.Ramachandra Rao, I.A.S	10.9.73 to 20.6.75
26	Selvi M.S.Ramesh, I.A.S	21.6.75 to 4.3.76
27	Tmt. Latika D.Padalkar, I.A.S	9.3.76 to 31.3.77
28	Tmt Rathi Vinay Jha, I.A.S	1.4.77 to 12.7.78
29	Thiru M.Venkatachalam, I.A.S	19.7.78 to 19.3.80
30	Tmt Lakshmi Pranesh, I.A.S	20.3.80 to 11.10.81
31	Tmt C.K.Gariyali, I.A.S	12.10.81 to 22.2.83
32	Tmt. Yasmin Ahmed, I.A.S	23.2.83 to 20.7.83
33	Thiru K.Sundaramurthy, I.A.S	12.8.83 to 18.11.84
34	Tmt O.P.Sosamma, I.A.S	19.11.84 to 13.5.85
35	Thiru Lal Rawna Sailo, I.A.S	13.5.85 to 22.8.86
36	Thiru G.Bhujangarao, I.A.S	22.8.86 to 17.10.88
37	Thiru Jor Singh Syiem, I.A.S	17.10.88 to 12.2.90
38	Tmt Sheelarani Chunkath, I.A.S	7.3.90 to 27.11.90
39	Tmt Susan Mathew, I.A.S	28.11.90 to 3.10.91
40	Tmt Jayasree Balachander, I.A.S	11.10.91 to 12.10.92
41	Thiru K.Ganesan, I.A.S	13.11.92 to 25.1.93
42	Thiru M.Raman, I.A.S	25.1.93 to 21.10.93
43	Thiru R.Kuppuswamy, I.A.S	21.10.93 to 9.6.95
44	Tmt Shanthini Kapoor, I.A.S	9.6.95 to 8.5.97
45	Tmt D.Sabitha, I.A.S	8.5.97 to 27.10.97
46	Thiru A.Sugumaran, I.A.S	27.10.97 to 19.5.99
47	Tmt Anita Praveen, I.A.S	20.5.99 to 19.1.2001
48	Thiru K.Subramanian, I.A.S	19.1.2001 to 7.6.2001
49	Thiru A.Abdul Salam, I.A.S	7.6.2001 to 1.10.2003
50	Thiru V.Kannuchamy I.A.S	1.10.2003 to 18.04.2004
51	Dr. M. Rajaram I.A.S	19.04.2004 to 01.06.2004
52	Thiru V.Kannuchamy I.A.S	02.06.2004 to 17.02.2005
53	Thiru S Chandramohan IAS	18.02.2005 to 19.12.2005
54	Thiru N Muruganandam IAS	20.12.2005 to 22.05.2006
55	Tmt. R Jaya IAS	22.05.2006 to 20.04.2008
56	Tmt. Kakarla Usha IAS	04.06.2008 to 14.09.2008
57	Tmt. Mythili K. Rajendran IAS	15.09.2008 to 01.06.2009
58	Tmt. V. Shobana IAS	04.06.2009 to 06.06.2011
59	Thiru K.A. Annamalai                        DRO & Collector of Chennai(i/c)	06.06.2011