First Chairman of TNPSC

Can you tell me who the first Chairman was of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)? Also list me the names of other Chairmen of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is a department of the government of Tamil Nadu which is responsible for governing the recruitment of personnel into the state's public service.

It is the successor of the Madras Service Commission, which came into being under an Act of the Madras Legislature in 1929 and was the first Provincial Public Service Commission in India.

It adopted its current name in 1970. The first Chairman was of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) was:

MUHAMMED BAZ-UL-LAH SAHIB
BAHADUR, C.I.E., O.B.E.
1932-35

Present Chairman
DR.K.ARULMOZHI, I.A.S
From 15.10.2015

Past Chairmen

SIR NORMAN MAJORI BANKS,
K.C.SI. K.C.I.E.
1930-32

SIR R.D.RICHMOND, C.I.E
1935-40

SIR SIDNEY BURN I.C.S., (Retd.)
1946-48

SIR. JOHN HALL C.S.I., C.I.E., O.B.E
1940-46

DIWAN BAHADUR
T.M. NARAYANASWAMY PILLAI, M.A.,B.L.,
1948-52

RAO BAHADUR
P.K. GNANASUNDARA MUDALIAR B.A
1953-58

THIRU V. RATHNA MUDALIYAR
1958-63

THIRU J. SIVANANDHAM, I.A.S., (Retd.)
1963-69

THIRU V.BALASUNDARAM I.A.S.,(Retd.)
1969-72

MAJOR A.R. SHANMUGAM, I.R.S.,(Retd.)
1972

THIRU M.A. SHERIFF, I.A.S.,(Retd.)
1972

THIRU R.RAMASUBRAMANIAN,
B.SC., B.L
1972-74

THIRU J.A. AMBASANKAR, I.A.S., (Retd.)
1974-80

MAJOR GENERAL
S.P. MAHADEVAN, A.V.S.M
1980-86

THIRU T.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, I.A.S.,(Retd.)
1987-93

THIRU S.R KARUPPANNAN, I.A.S.,(Retd.)
1993-96

THIRU D. MURUGARAJ, I.A.S.,(Retd.)
1996-2001

TMT YASHMIN AHMED I.A.S., (Retd)
29.06.2001 -07

THIRU. A.M KASI VISWANATHAN I.A.S., (Retd)
29.06.2007 -03.01.2010

THIRU. R. SELLAMUTHU I.A.S., (Retd)
04.01.2010 - 18.01.2012

THIRU R. NATARAJ I.P.S., (Retd)
19.01.2012 -12-01-2013

THIRU A.NAVANEETHAKRISHNAN
13-01-2013 - 16.06.2014

THIRU C.BALASUBRAMANIAN,M.A.,B.L, Chairman I/c
26.06.2014 - 14.10.2015

Contact Detail:
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Frazer Bridge Road
V.O.C.Nagar, Park Town, Chennai-600003, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Phone: +91-44-25300300 (12 Lines) Fax: +91-44-25300598