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N. Rangasamy | |
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 Rangasamy in March 2015 | |
| 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Constituency | Thattanchavady |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 6 June 2016 | |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Preceded by | V. Vaithilingam |
| Succeeded by | V. Narayanasamy |
| Constituency | Kadirgamam |
| In office 1 October 2006 – 4 September 2008 | |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | V. Vaithilingam |
| Constituency | Thattanchavady |
| In office 27 October 2001 – 1 October 2006 | |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Preceded by | P Shanmugam |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Constituency | Thattanchavady |
| 3rd Leader of the Opposition in Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 May 2016 – 22 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | V. Vaithilingam |
| Succeeded by | R. Siva |
| Puducherry Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 4 June 1991 – 13 May 1996 | |
| Chief Minister | V. Vaithilingam |
| Puduchery Minister of Education | |
| In office March 2000 – October 2001 | |
| Chief Minister | P. Shanmugam |
| President of All India N.R. Congress | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2011 | |
| General Secretary | Vacant |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Leader of the House in Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Natesan Krishnasamy Gounder Rangasamy 4 August 1950 Pondicherry, French India |
| Political party | All India NR Congress (2011—present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2014–present) Indian National Congress (1990–2011) |
| Parent(s) | Natesan Krishnasamy Gounder (father) Panjali Ammal (mother) |
| Residence | 9, Vinayagar Koil Street, Thilaspet, Pondicherry |
Natesan Krishnasamy Gounder Rangasamy (born 4 August 1950) is an Indian politician who is the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry. He previously served as the chief minister from 2001 to 2006 and from 2006 to 2008 as a member of the Indian National Congress and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his own party, the All India N.R. Congress. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his own party and also holds the record of becoming chief minister of Puducherry for the fourth time.