Third Karunanidhi ministry

Further information on the Karunanidhi ministry articles: First ministry, Second, Fourth, and Fifth

After the General Elections held in January 1989 the Governor appointed M. Karunanidhi as Chief Minister heading the new Government with effect from 27 January 1989. The Governor on the advice of Chief Minister appointed 16 more Ministers on the same day.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Third Karunanidhi ministry
8th Ministry of Tamil Nadu
M. Karunanidhi
Date formed	27 January 1989
Date dissolved	30 January 1991
People and organisations
Head of state	Governor P. C. Alexander
Head of government	M. Karunanidhi
Member parties	DMK
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	AIADMK(1989 - 90) INC(1990)
Opposition leader	J. Jayalalithaa (9 February 1989 - 1 December 1989) S. R. Eradha (1 December 1989 - 19 January 1991) G. K. Moopanar (19 January 1991 - 30 January 1990)
History
Election	1989
Legislature term	5 Years
Predecessor	V. N. Janaki ministry
Successor	First Jayalalithaa ministry

Cabinet ministers

S.no	Name	Designation	Party
Chief Minister
1.	M. Karunanidhi	Chief Minister • minister of finance	DMK
Cabinet Ministers
2.	K. Anbazhagan	Minister for Education	DMK
3.	S. J. Sadiq Pasha	Minister for Law
4.	Nanjil K. Manoharan	Minister for Revenue
5.	M. Kannappan	Minister for Transport
6.	K. P. Kandasamy	Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
7.	Ko. Si. Mani	Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration
8.	Pon. Muthuramalingam	Minister for Food and Co-operation
9.	Veerapandy S. Arumugam	Minister for Agriculture
10.	Durai Murugan	Minister for Public Works
11.	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan	Minister for Social Welfare and Rural Industries
12.	K. Ponmudy	Minister for Public Health
13.	K. N. Nehru	Minister for Information and Labour
14.	S. Thangavelu	Minister for Handlooms and Urban Development
15.	K. Chandrasekaran	Minister for Animal Husbandry
16.	K. Sundaram	Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare