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Kerala Council of Ministers

Indian state executive branch

Summary

Indian state executive branch

Field	Value
government_name	Government of Kerala
image	[[File:..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png	250px]]
leader_type	Governor
leader_title	Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar
leader_type2	Chief Minister
leader_title2	Pinarayi Vijayan
leader_type4	Chief Secretary
leader_title4	Saarada Muraleedharan
legislature_label	Assembly
legislature
speaker_label	Speaker
speaker	A. N. Shamseer
members_in_assembly_label	Members in Assembly
members_in_assembly	140
legislative_council_label	Council
legislative_council	Kerala Legislative Assembly
branch4	Judiciary
court_name	High Court
court	Kerala High Court
chief_justice_label	Chief Justice
chief_justice	Nidhin M Jamdar
extra_courts_label	District Courts
extra_courts	14

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).

The Keralam 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. 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).

Present Council of Ministers

Main article: Second Vijayan ministry

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.

S.No	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Designation	Department	Party	State Car Number
1.	Pinarayi Vijayan	[[File:Chief_Minister_Pinarayi_Vijayan_2023.tif	150px]]	Dharmadom	Chief Minister		CPI(M)
Cabinet Ministers
2.	Adv. K. Rajan	[[File:K.Rajan.jpg	150px]]	Ollur	Minister for Revenue and Housing		CPI
3.	Roshy Augustine	[[File:Roshy Augustine minister.jpg	150px]]	Idukki	Minister for Water Resources		KCM
4.	K. Krishnankutty	[[File:Kk krishnankutty.jpg	150px]]	Chittur	Minister for Electricity		JD(S) Kerala
5.	A. K. Saseendran	[[File:A.K. Saseendran.jpg	150px]]	Elathur	Minister for Forest and Wildlife		NCP
6.	Kadannappalli Ramachandran	[[File:Kadannappally Ramachandran.jpg	215x215px]]	Kannur	Minister for Registration, Museum Archaeology & Archives		Congress (S)
7.	K. B. Ganesh Kumar	[[File:Ganeshkumar.k.b.JPG	150px]]	Pathanapuram	Minister for Transport		KC(B)
8.	V. Abdurahiman	[[File:V. Abdurahiman.jpg	150px]]	Tanur	Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Minority welfare		NSC	21
9.	G. R. Anil	[[File:Minister GR Anil.jpg	150px]]	Nedumangad	Minister for Food and Civil Supplies		CPI
10.	K. N. Balagopal	[[File:K.N. Balagopal.jpg	150px]]	Kottarakkara	Minister for Finance		CPI(M)
11.	R. Bindu	[[File:Bindhu minister-273x300.jpg	164x164px]]	Irinjalakuda	Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice		CPI(M)
12.	J. Chinchu Rani	[[File:Chinchu-rani-82406049-removebg-preview.png	150px]]	Chadayamangalam	Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development		CPI
13.	M.B Rajesh	[[File:M B Rajesh.JPG	150px]]	Thrithala	Minister for Local Self Governments, Rural Development and Excise		CPI(M)
14.	P. A. Mohammed Riyas		Beypore	Minister for Public Works and Tourism		CPI(M)
15.	P. Prasad		Cherthala	Minister for Agriculture		CPI
16.	O. R. Kelu	[[File:O.R. Kelu.jpg	150px]]		Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.		CPI(M)
17.	P Rajeev	[[File:P. Rajeev 2023.tif	150px]]	Kalamassery	Minister for Law, Industries and Coir		CPI(M)
18.	Saji Cherian	[[File:Saji Cheriyan.jpg	150px]]	Chengannur	Minister for Fisheries, culture & youth affairs		CPI(M)
19.	V. Sivankutty	[[File:V sivankutty.jpg	150px]]	Nemom	Minister for General Education and Labour		CPI(M)
20.	V. N. Vasavan	[[File:Vasavanmla.jpg	150px]]	Ettumanoor	Minister for Co-operation		CPI(M)	12
21.	Veena George	[[File:Minister Veena George.jpg	150px]]	Aranmula	Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development		CPI(M)

Chronological Order of Kerala Government Ministries

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

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Oath as the state chief minister/minister

References

Noble, William A.. "Kerala: Constitutional Framework".
Schwartzberg, Joseph E.. "India: State and Local Governments".
"Kerala's Transport, Ports ministers resign, pave way for cabinet reshuffle".

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