Kerala Council of Ministers

SpeakerA. N. ShamseerMembers in Assembly140CouncilKerala Legislative AssemblyExecutive branchGovernorArif Mohammad KhanChief MinisterPinarayi VijayanChief SecretaryDr.V.VenuJudiciaryHigh CourtKerala High CourtChief JusticeAshish J DeshaiDistrict Courts14

Kerala Council of Ministers, are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Kerala State Governor to form the executive branch of the Government of Kerala. They hold various portfolios as decided by the Chief Minister of Kerala.

The Kerala Council of Ministers is headed by the Chief Minister and oversees the work of all ministers. The structure of the Kerala State Government is determined by the Constitution of India (1950).^[1]

The Kerala Council of Ministers along with the other elected legislative members assemble at the Kerala Legislative Assembly to introduce new drafts of law (otherwise known as bills), discuss them with other elected members of the assembly, revise the drafts for edits if necessary. A bill once finalised is sent to vote on the floor of the house of Kerala Legislative Assembly and if the bill receives the majority vote, it becomes a binding law else it is rejected and the existing law continues. The members of the Legislative Assembly together also makes the Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister accountable on behalf of the people, for any misuse of executive powers vested with them.

The Kerala Council of Ministers is accountable to periodically evaluate the existing law of the land and ensures they are in the best interest of the society at large, which they represent under a democratic system.^[2] Kerala State Governor is also regarded as a member of the Legislative Assembly and may suspend or dissolve when no coalition is able to muster a working majority).^[2]

Present Council of Ministers

The incumbent chief minister of Kerala is serving his second consecutive term, and was sworn into power on 20 May 2021. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Central Stadium. The Kerala Governor administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new members. In December 2023, the Kerala Cabinet underwent a reshuffle as part of a mutual agreement among member parties. The reshuffling is in accordance with a pre-election agreement within the Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition. Transport Minister Antony Raju and Ports and Archaeology Minister Ahmed Devarkovil resigned, leading to the appointment of K.B Ganesh Kumar as the new Minister for Transport and Kadannappalli Ramachandran as the Minister for Registration and Archeology.^[3]

S.No	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Designation	Department	Party	State Car Number
Chief Minister
1.	Pinarayi Vijayan		Dharmadom	Chief Minister	Chief Minister Home Vigilance General Administration All India Services (IAS, IPS, IFS) Planning and Economic Affairs Science, Technology and Environment Pollution Control Scientific Institutes Personnel and Administrative Reforms Election Integration Information Technology Sainik Welfare Distress Relief State Hospitality Airports Metro Rail Inter - State River Waters Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation Information and Public Relations Non- Resident Keralites’ Affairs Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice Fire and Rescue Services Prisons Printing and Stationery Environment Disaster Management Other departments not allocated to any Minister.	CPI(M)	1
Cabinet Ministers
2.	Adv. K. Rajan		Ollur	Minister for Revenue and Housing	Land Revenue Survey and Land Records Housing Land Reforms	CPI	2
3.	Roshy Augustine		Idukki	Minister for Water Resources	Irrigation Command Area Development Authority Ground Water Department Water Supply and Sanitation	KCM	3
4.	K. Krishnankutty		Chittur	Minister for Electricity	Electricity ANERT	JD(S) Kerala	4
5.	A. K. Saseendran		Elathur	Minister for Forest and Wildlife	Forests Wild life Protection	NCP	5
6.	Kadannappalli Ramachandran		Kannur	Minister for Registration,Museum Archaeology & Archives	Registration Museums Archaeology Archives	Congress (S)	6
7.	K. B. Ganesh Kumar		Pathanapuram	Minister for Transport	Road Transport Motor Vehicles Department State Water Transport Department KSRTC	KC(B)	7
8.	V. Abdurahiman		Tanur	Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Minority welfare	Sports Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage Post and Telegraphs Railways Minority Welfare
9.	G. R. Anil		Nedumangad	Minister for Food and Civil Supplies	Food and Civil Supplies Consume Affairs Legal Metrology	CPI	19
10.	K. N. Balagopal		Kottarakkara	Minister for Finance	Finance National Savings. Stores Purchase. Commercial Taxes. Treasuries.Lotteries. State Audit. Kerala Financial Corporation. KSFE.State Insurance. Stamps And Stamp Duties.	CPI(M)	10
11.	R. Bindu		Irinjalakuda	Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice	Collegiate Education Technical Education Universities (Except Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities) Entrance Examinations National Cadet Corps Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Social Justice	CPI(M)	18
12.	J. Chinchu Rani		Chadayamangalam	Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development	Animal Husbandry Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives Zoos Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	CPI	14
13.	M.B Rajesh		Thrithala	Minister for Local Self Governments, Rural Development and Excise	Local Self Governments Excise Kerala Institute of Local Administration.	CPI(M)	9
14.	P. A. Mohammed Riyas		Beypore	Minister for Public Works and Tourism	Public Works Department Tourism	CPI(M)	17
15.	P. Prasad		Cherthala	Minister for Agriculture	Agriculture Soil Survey & Soil Conservation Kerala Agriculture University Warehousing Corporation	CPI	13
16.	K Radhakrishnan		Chelakkara	Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes and Devaswoms	Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Devaswoms Parliamentary Affairs.	CPI(M)
17.	P Rajeev		Kalamassery	Minister for Law, Industries and Coir	Law Industries (Including Industrial co-operatives) Commerce Mining and Geology Handlooms and Textiles Khadi and Village Industries Coir Cashew Industry Plantation Directorate	CPI(M)	11
18.	V. Sivankutty		Nemom	Minister for General Education and Labour	General Education Literacy Movement Labour Employment and Training Skills, Rehabilitation Factories and Boilers Insurance Medical Service Industrial Tribunals Labour Courts	CPI(M)	16
19.	V. N. Vasavan		Ettumanoor	Minister for Co-operation	Co-operation Port	CPI(M)
20.	Veena George		Aranmula	Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development	Health Family Welfare Medical Education Medical University Indigenous Medicine AYUSH Drugs Control Woman & Child Welfare	CPI(M)	20

Chronological Order of Kerala Government Ministries

No	Mandate	Chief Minister	Term of office	Party of the CM	Ruling Coalition
23	2021	Pinarayi Vijayan	20 May 2021—Present	C P I (M)	L D F
22	2016	Pinarayi Vijayan	25 May 2016—19 May 2021	C P I (M)	L D F
21	2011	Oommen Chandy	18 May 2011—20 May 2016	I N C	U D F
20	2006	V. S. Achuthanandan	18 May 2006—18 May 2011	C P I (M)	L D F
19	2001	Oommen Chandy	31 August 2004—18 May 2006	I N C	U D F
18		A. K. Antony	17 May 2001—29 August 2004
17	1996	E. K. Nayanar	20 May 1996—13 May 2001	C P I (M)	L D F
16	1991	A. K. Antony	22 March 1995—9 May 1996	I N C	U D F
15		K. Karunakaran	24 June 1991—16 March 1995
14	1987	E. K. Nayanar	26 March 1987—17 June 1991	C P I (M)	L D F
13	1982	K. Karunakaran	24 May 1982—25 March 1987	I N C	U D F
12	1980	K. Karunakaran	28 December 1981—17 March 1982	Indian National Congress	U D F
11		E. K. Nayanar	25 January 1980—20 October 1981	C P I (M)	L D F
10	1977	C. H. Mohammed Koya	12 October 1979—1 December 1979	I U M L	—
9		P. K. Vasudevan Nair	29 October 1978—7 October 1979	C P I	United Front/Ruling Front (or) Maxi Front (Revamped)
8		A. K. Antony	27 April 1977—27 October 1978	I N C
7		K. Karunakaran	25 March 1977—25 April 1977	I N C
6	1970	C. Achutha Menon	4 October 1970—25 March 1977	C P I	United Front/Maxi Front (from 25 September 1971)
					United Front/Mini Front (till 25 September 1971)
5	1967	C. Achutha Menon	1 November 1969—1 August 1970	C P I	Mini Front/Democratic Front
4		E. M. S. Namboodiripad	6 March 1967—1 November 1969	C P I (M)	United Front (Seven Party Alliance) or United Left Front
	1965	No ministry formed
3	1960	R. Sankar	26 September 1962—10 September 1964	I N C	—
2		Pattom Thanu Pillai	22 February 1960—26 September 1962	P S P	Joint Front
1	1957	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	5 April 1957—31 July 1959	CPI	—

See also

• List of chief ministers of Kerala
• List of MPs from Kerala

References

Further reading

• Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018

External links

• Kerala Government (Official Website)