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13th Tamil Nadu Assembly 
Summary
Thirteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu was instituted after the victory of DMK and allies, in the 2006 state assembly election. M. Karunanidhi became the 14th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu due to the election.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Fort St. George, Chennai | ||||
| Term | 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | ||||
| Election | 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Government of Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Opposition | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Members | 235 | ||||
| Speaker | R. Avudaiyappan | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | V. P. Duraisamy | ||||
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi | ||||
| Deputy Chief Minister | M.K. Stalin (2009 -2011) | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | J. Jayalalithaa | ||||
| Party control | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
Overview edit
Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly website[1]
| Department | Minister |
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| Speaker | R. Avudaiappan |
| Deputy Speaker | V. P. Duraisamy |
| Leader of the House | K. Anbazhagan |
| Leader of Opposition | J.Jayalalithaa |
Chief Minister edit
| Chief Minister | Took office | Left office | Term | |
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| M. Karunanidhi | 
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13 May 2006 | 15 May 2011 | 1,828 days |
Council of Ministers edit
Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly website[1]
| Department | Minister |
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| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Deputy Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Finance | K. Anbazhagan |
| Electricity | Arcot N. Veeraswami |
| Cooperation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen | Ko. Si. Mani |
| Agriculture | Veerapandi S. Arumugam |
| Public works and Law | Durai Murugan |
| Higher Education | K. Ponmudy |
| Transport | K. N. Nehru |
| Health | M. R. K. Paneerselvam |
| Rural Industries and Animal Husbandry | Pongalur N. Palanisamy |
| Revenue and Housing | I. Periasami |
| Tourism and Registration | N. Suresh Rajan |
| Information | Parithi Ilamvazhuthi |
| Food | E. V. Velu |
| slum clearance and Accommodation | Suba Thangavelan |
| Backward Classes | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran |
| Labour | T. M. Anbarasan |
| Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments | K. R. Periyakaruppan |
| School Education | Thangam Thennarasu |
| Commercial Taxes | S. N. M Ubayadullah |
| Environment | T. P. M. Mohideen Khan |
| Forests | N. Selvaraj |
| Highways | Vellakoil Saminathan |
| Information Technology | Poongothai Aladi Aruna |
| Social Welfare | Geetha Jeevan |
| Adi-Dravidar welfare | Tamilarasi |
| Fisheries | K. P. P. Samy |
| Dairy Development | U. Mathivanan |
| Khadi | K. Ramachandran |