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List of District Collectors / Deputy Commissioners of Chennai from 1947 to current day.
| Sl. No. | Name | Civil Service Education | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. S. Arunachalam | I.C.S | 17 July 1947 | 21 November 1947 |
| 2 | D. Padmanabhan | I.C.S | 21 November 1947 | 29 August 1948 |
| 3 | V. V. Subramanian | I.C.S | 04 September 1948 | 18 July 1950 |
| 4 | T. S. Ramachandran | I.C.S | 18 July 1950 | 03 June 1952 |
| 5 | C. Vivekanandamurthy | I.C.S | 25 June 1952 | 27 January 1953 |
| 6 | T. N. S. Raghavan | I.C.S | 16 February 1953 | 31 March 1953 |
| 7 | M. A. Sheriff | I.A.S | 20 April 1953 | 05 June 1953 |
| 8 | N. S. Arunachalam | I.A.S | 08 July 1953 | 08 June 1954 |
| 9 | K. Gulam Md. Sahib | I.A.S | 03 August 1954 | 14 December 1954 |
| 10 | E. P. Royappa | I.A.S | 14 December 1954 | 07 May 1955 |
| 11 | V. V. Subramanian | I.C.S | 09 May 1955 | 26 September 1955 |
| 12 | M. S. Sivaraman | I.C.S | 07 October 1955 | 02 January 1957 |
| 13 | S. Thayappa Thevar | I.A.S | 02 January 1957 | 22 July 1958 |
| 14 | G. E. Muthirulandi | I.A.S | 22 July 1958 | 11 October 1959 |
| 15 | O. H. Dias | I.A.S | 12 October 1959 | 09 January 1960 |
| 16 | N. Krishnaswamy | I.E.S | 10 January 1960 | 05 February 1963 |
| 17 | S. Krishnaswamy | I.A.S | 06 February 1963 | 31 October 1963 |
| 18 | S. Sathyabhama | I.A.S | 01 November 1963 | 03 October 1965 |
| 19 | N. Haribhaskar | I.A.S (I/C) | 09 February 1965 | 07 March 1965 |
| 20 | L. M. Vasagam | I.A.S | 04 October 1965 | 22 May 1966 |
| 21 | A. M. Nabi | I.A.S | 23 May 1966 | 31 July 1968 |
| 22 | Badrinath | I.A.S | 01 August 1968 | 31 March 1970 |
| 23 | D. K. Oza | I.A.S | 20 April 1970 | 07 May 1971 |
| 24 | M. Ahmed | I.A.S | 09 August 1971 | 09 September 1973 |
| 25 | O. Ramachandra Rao | I.A.S | 10 September 1973 | 20 June 1975 |
| 26 | M. S. Ramesh | I.A.S | 21 June 1975 | 04 March 1976 |
| 27 | Latika D. Padalkar | I.A.S | 09 July 1976 | 31 March 1977 |
| 28 | Rathi Vinay Jha | I.A.S | 01 April 1977 | 12 July 1978 |
| 29 | M. Venkatachalam | I.A.S | 19 July 1978 | 19 March 1980 |
| 30 | Lakshmi Pranesh | I.A.S | 20 March 1980 | 11 October 1981 |
| 31 | C. K. Gariyali | I.A.S | 12 October 1981 | 22 February 1983 |
| 32 | Yasmin Ahmed | I.A.S | 23 February 1983 | 20 July 1983 |
| 33 | K. Sundaramurthy | I.A.S | 12 August 1983 | 18 November 1984 |
| 34 | O. P. Sosamma | I.A.S | 19 November 1984 | 13 May 1985 |
| 35 | Lal Rawna Sailo | I.A.S | 13 May 1985 | 22 August 1986 |
| 36 | G. Bhujangarao | I.A.S | 22 August 1986 | 17 October 1988 |
| 37 | Jor Singh Syiem | I.A.S | 17 October 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
| 38 | Sheelarani Chuknath | I.A.S | 07 March 1990 | 27 November 1990 |
| 39 | Susan Mathew | I.A.S | 28 November 1990 | 03 October 1991 |
| 40 | Jayasree Balachander | I.A.S | 11 October 1991 | 12 October 1992 |
| 41 | K. Ganesan | I.A.S | 13 November 1992 | 25 January 1993 |
| 42 | M. Raman | I.A.S | 25 January 1993 | 21 October 1993 |
| 43 | R. Kuppuswamy | I.A.S | 21 October 1993 | 09 June 1995 |
| 44 | Shanthini Kapoor | I.A.S | 09 June 1995 | 08 May 1997 |
| 45 | D. Sabitha | I.A.S | 08 May 1997 | 27 October 1997 |
| 46 | A. Sugumaran | I.A.S | 27 October 1997 | 19 May 1999 |
| 47 | Anita Praveen | I.A.S | 20 May 1999 | 19 January 2001 |
| 48 | K. Subramanian | I.A.S | 19 January 2001 | 07 June 2001 |
| 49 | A. Abdul Salam | I.A.S | 07 June 2001 | 01 October 2003 |
| 50 | V. Kannuchamy | I.A.S | 01 October 2003 | 18 April 2004 |
| 51 | Dr. M. Rajaram | I.A.S | 19 April 2004 | 01 June 2004 |
| 52 | V. Kannuchamy | I.A.S | 02 June 2004 | 17 February 2005 |
| 53 | S. Chandramohan | I.A.S | 18 February 2005 | 19 December 2005 |
| 54 | N. Muruganandam | I.A.S | 20 December 2005 | 22 May 2006 |
| 55 | R. Jaya | I.A.S | 22 May 2006 | 20 April 2008 |
| 56 | Kakarla Usha | I.A.S | 04 June 2008 | 14 September 2008 |
| 57 | Mythili K. Rajendran | I.A.S | 15 September 2008 | 01 June 2009 |
| 58 | V. Shobana | I.A.S | 04 June 2009 | 06 June 2011 |
| 59 | K. A. Annamalai | I.A.S (I/C) & DRO | 07 June 2011 | 24 January 2012 |
| 60 | S. Madumathi | I.A.S | 25 January 2012 | 27 January 2012 |
| 61 | K. A. Annamalai | I.A.S (I/C) & DRO | 28 January 2012 | 06 March 2012 |
| 62 | S. Jayandhi | I.A.S | 07 March 2012 | 01 January 2012 |
| 63 | J. Jeyakanthan | I.A.S | 05 October 2012 | 19 November 2012 |
| 64 | R. Seethalakshmi | I.A.S (I/C) & DRO | 20 November 2012 | 03 March 2013 |
| 65 | E. Sundaravalli | I.A.S | 04 March 2013 | 21 January 2016 |
| 66 | G. Govindaraj | I.A.S | 22 January 2016 | 28 July 2016 |
| 67 | R. Alagumeena | I.A.S (I/C) & DRO | 29 July 2016 | 09 September 2016 |
| 68 | B. Maheshwari | I.A.S | 10 September 2016 | 09 March 2017 |
| 69 | V. Anbuselvan | I.A.S | 09 March 2017 | 27 August 2018 |
| 70 | A. Shanmuga Sundaram | I.A.S | 06 September 2018 | 30 June 2019 |
| 71 | R. Seethalakshmi | I.A.S | 01 July 2019 | 16 June 2021 |
| 72 | J. Vijaya Rani | I.A.S | 16 June 2021 | Current |
 N. S. Arunachalam I.C.S from 17 July 1947 to 21 November 1947 | 2) D. Padmanabhan I.C.S from 21 November 1947 to 29 August 1948.....................){kind=link}