Are you looking to find the name, the party as well as the period of time of Chief Ministers from Kerala from 1957? This is the full list of Kerala’s Chief Ministers before the first administration led by E.M. S, Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad who was an official of the Communist Party of India.
The State was created on 1 November 1956 and was populated by Malayalam district that spoke Malayalam. 12 Chief Ministers have run the state since.
The current Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister in Kerala on the 20th of May. It is also the thirteenth person to be a holder the post of Chief Minister in Kerala. The government he leads was elected during the recent assembly elections. It is for the very first time that the incumbent government has come back to the powerhouse in Kerala.
Kerala Chief Ministers Since 1957
Here is a complete list of Kerala CMs, their political parties and the time of their rule.
KERALA CM | TERM | PARTY | CONSTITUENCY |
E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 5 April 1957 to 31 July 1959 | Communist Party of India | Nileshwaram |
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | 22 February 1960 to 26 September 1962 | Praja Socialist Party | Trivandrum II |
R. Sankar | 26 September 1962 to 10 September 1964 | Indian National Congress | Cannanore I |
E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 06 March 1967 to 01 November 1969 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Saptakakshi Munnani) | Pattambi |
C. Achutha Menon | 01 November 1969 to 01 August 1970 | Communist Party of India | Kottarakkara |
C. Achutha Menon | 04 October 1970 to 25 March 1977 | Communist Party of India (United Front) | Kottarakkara |
K. Karunakaran | 25 March 1977 to 25 April 1977 | Indian National Congress (United Front) | Mala |
A. K. Antony | 27 April 1977 to 27 October 1978 | Indian National Congress (United Front) | Kazhakkuttom |
P. K. Vasudevan Nair | 29 October 1978 to 07 October 1979 | Communist Party of India (United Front) | Alleppey |
C. H. Mohammed Koya | 12 October 1979 to 01 December 1979 | Indian Union Muslim League (United Front) | Malappuram |
E. K. Nayanar | 25 January 1980 to 20 October 1981 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) | Malampuzha |
K. Karunakaran | 28 December 1981 to 17 March 1982 | Indian National Congress (I) (United Democratic Front) | Mala |
K. Karunakaran | 24 May 1982 to 25 March 1987 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Mala |
E. K. Nayanar | 26 March 1987 to 17 June 1991 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) | Trikaripur |
K. Karunakaran | 24 June 1991 to 16 March 1995 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Mala |
A. K. Antony | 22 March 1995 to 09 May 1996 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Thirurangadi |
E. K. Nayanar | 20 May 1996 to 13 May 2001 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Thalassery |
A. K. Antony | 17 May 2001 to 29 August 2004 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Cherthala |
Oommen Chandy | 31 August 2004 to 12 May 2006 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Puthuppally |
V. S. Achuthanandan | 18 May 2006 to 14 May 2011 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) | Malampuzha |
Oommen Chandy | 18 May 2011 to 20 May 2016 | Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front) | Puthuppally |
Pinarayi Vijayan | 25 May 2016 3 May 2021 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) | Dharmadam |
Pinarayi Vijayan | Ye to swear in | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) | Dharmadam |