O. Panneerselvam

O. Panneerselvam
6th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office 6 December 2016 – 16 February 2017
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao
Cabinet	Panneerselvam ministry - III
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
In office 28 September 2014 – 23 May 2015
Governor	Konijeti Rosaiah
Cabinet	Panneerselvam ministry - II
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
In office 21 September 2001 – 2 March 2002
Governor	C. Rangarajan P. S. Ramamohan Rao
Cabinet	Panneerselvam ministry - I
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
15th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 19 May 2006 – 28 May 2006
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	K. Anbazhagan
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Periyakulam
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
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 the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022
Deputy	K. P. Munusamy R. Vaithilingam
Joint Coordinator	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 22 August 2017 – 11 July 2022
Coordinators	Himself Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
Succeeded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
In office 28 August 2007 – 14 February 2017
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa V. K. Sasikala (acting)
Preceded by	T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Succeeded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
Leader of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly House
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	J. Jayalalithaa Himself
Preceded by	Natham R. Viswanathan
Succeeded by	K. A. Sengottaiyan
In office 15 May 2011 – 27 November 2014
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa Himself
Preceded by	K. Anbazhagan
Succeeded by	Natham R. Viswanathan
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-14) 14 January 1951 (age 73)[1] Periyakulam, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu)
Political party	Independent politician
Other political affiliations	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1973-2022)
Spouse	P. Vijayalakshmi (died 2021)
Children	3 (including P. Ravindhranath)[2]
Parents	M. Ottakkara Thevar (father) Palaniammal Nachiar (mother)
Residences	Thenpennai 31, Greenways Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (official) 145/70, South Agharaharam, Thenkarai, Periyakulam, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (permanent)
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)^[1] 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.^[3]

He was the former co-ordinator of the AIADMK political party.^[4][5] He was a staunch aide 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 elected as Leader of the House in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.