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Women Ministers in Tamil Nadu
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- No women were included in the Cabinet formed in the Madras Presidency under C. Rajagopalachari, after the 1937 elections held under the Government of India Act, 1935.
- The Cabinet resigned on 30 October 1939, after which Governor’s rule continued till 30 April 1946.
- After the Second World War, a new Cabinet led by T. Prakasam took office on 30 April 1946.
- Freedom fighter Rukmini Lakshmipathi became the first woman included in a Cabinet in the Madras Presidency and handled the Public Health and Medicine portfolios.
- The T. Prakasam Cabinet lasted for one year and resigned on 23 March 1947.
- After India became a Republic, no women were included in the Cabinet formed by C. Rajagopalachari on 10 April 1952 after the first general elections.
- During the Cabinet reshuffle on 9 October 1953, Jothi Venkatachalam was inducted along with M. Bhakthavatchalam and K. Rajaram, and she served as Minister till April 1954.
- No women were included in the later Cabinet formed under K. Kamaraj, but after the 1957 elections, Lourd Ammal Simon became a Minister in his Cabinet formed on 13 April 1957.
- When the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formed the government for the first time in 1967, Satyavani Muthu became Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister in the Cabinet led by C. N. Annadurai and later continued in the Cabinets of M. Karunanidhi.
- After the death of M. G. Ramachandran, Janaki Ramachandran became Chief Minister for a short period, and she was the only woman in that Cabinet.
- After the 1991 elections, R. Indirakumari became a Minister in the Cabinet formed by J. Jayalalithaa, and since then, women have continuously been part of Cabinets in Tamil Nadu.
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