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List of Chief Ministers of Kerala
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The complete list of Chief Ministers of Kerala consists of the heads of government in the history of the state of Kerala in India since 1947.[2]The present-day state of Kerala was created when the Travancore-Cochin state was renamed in 1956.[3]
Contents |
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. G. N. Unnithan | August, 1947 | March, 1948 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Pattom Thanu Pillai | March 24, 1948 | October 20, 1948 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | T. K. Narayan Pillai | October 20, 1948 | June 30, 1949 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | September 1, 1947 | October, 1947 | 1 | ||
| 2 | T. K. Nair | October 27, 1947 | September 20, 1948 | 1 | ||
| 3 | E. Ikkanda Warrier | September 20, 1948 | June 30, 1949 | 1 | ||
After India's independence in 1947, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin on July 1, 1949. On January 1, 1950 (Republic Day), Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. K. Narayan Pillai | July 1, 1949 | January, 1951 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | C. Kesavan | January, 1951 | March 12, 1952 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | Anaparambil Joseph John | March 12, 1952 | March 16, 1954 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | Pattom Thanu Pillai | March 16, 1954 | February 10, 1955 | 1 | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 6 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | February 10, 1955 | March 23, 1956 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| President's rule[3] | March 23, 1956 | April 5, 1957 | ||||
The Government of India's November 1, 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated the new Kerala state, incorporating Malabar District, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern Taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), and the taluk of Kasargod, South Kanara.[6] A new Legislative Assembly was also created, for which elections were held in 1957. These resulted in a communist-led government[6] — world's first democratically-elected[7] — headed by E.M.S. Namboodiripad.
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | April 5, 1957 | July 31, 1959 | 1 | Communist Party of India | |
| 2 | Pattom Thanupillai | February 22, 1960 | September 26, 1962 | 1 | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 3 | R. Sankar | September 26, 1962 | September 10, 1964 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | March 6, 1967 | November 1, 1969 | 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 5 | C. Achutha Menon | November 1, 1969 | August 1, 1970 | 1 | Communist Party of India | |
| 6 | C. Achutha Menon | October 4, 1970 | March 25, 1977 | 2 | Communist Party of India | |
| 7 | K. Karunakaran | March 25, 1977 | April 25, 1977 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 8 | A. K. Antony | April 27, 1977 | October 27, 1978 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 9 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | October 29, 1978 | October 7, 1979 | 1 | Communist Party of India | |
| 10 | C. H. Mohammed Koya | October 12, 1979 | December 1, 1979 | 1 | Indian Union Muslim League | |
| 11 | E. K. Nayanar | January 25, 1980 | October 20, 1981 | 1 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 12 | K. Karunakaran | December 28, 1981 | March 17, 1982 | 2 | Indian National Congress | |
| 13 | K. Karunakaran | May 24, 1982 | March 25, 1987 | 3 | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | E. K. Nayanar | March 26, 1987 | June 17, 1991 | 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 15 | K. Karunakaran | June 24, 1991 | March 16, 1995 | 4 | Indian National Congress | |
| 16 | A. K. Antony | March 22, 1995 | May 9, 1996 | 2 | Indian National Congress | |
| 17 | E. K. Nayanar | May 20, 1996 | May 13, 2001 | 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 18 | A. K. Antony | May 17, 2001 | August 29, 2004 | 3 | Indian National Congress | |
| 19 | Oommen Chandy | August 31, 2004 | May 18, 2006 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 20 | V. S. Achuthanandan | May 18, 2006 | incumbent | 1 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
- ^ Times of India — Women electorate outnumber men in Kerala
- ^ Government of Kerala — CMs of Kerala
- ^ a b World Statesmen.org — Indian states since 1947
- ^ a b c d The colours indicate the political party affiliation of each Chief Minister.
- ^ a b c d The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
- ^ a b Plunkett, Cannon & Harding 2001, p. 24.
- ^ Jose, D (1998), "EMS Namboodiripad dead", Rediff [link accessed 30 June 2007].