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Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Kerala. He has held the Chief Minister of Kerala position earlier from 2004 to 2006, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.-Early life:Oommen Chandy or 'Kunjoonju' was born...
who is the real head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The current state council of ministers was sworn-in May 2011, after 2011 state elections
Kerala State legislative assembly election, 2011
The thirteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members of the 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The results proved to be one of the closest elections in Kerala's history, with the UDF beating the LDF by a margin of 4...
. The term of every executive wing is for 5 years. The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from IAS Kerala cadre
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of Government is Chief Secretary
Chief Secretary
The Chief Secretary is the title of a senior civil servant in members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and, historically, in the British Empire. Prior to the dissolution of the colonies, the Chief Secretary was the second most important official in a colony of the British Empire after the...
to the State Government. The current Chief Secretary is Dr. P. Prabhakaran.
Chief Minister
Like any Indian state, the Chief Minister of Kerala is the real head of the government and responsible for state administration. He is the leader of the parliamentary party in the legislature and heads the state cabinet. The current Chief Minister is Oommen ChandyOommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Kerala. He has held the Chief Minister of Kerala position earlier from 2004 to 2006, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.-Early life:Oommen Chandy or 'Kunjoonju' was born...
.
State Cabinet
As per Indian Constitution, all portfolios of state government is vested in Chief Minister, who distribute various portfolio to individual ministers whom he nominates to the State Governor. The state governor appoints individual ministers for various portfolios and departments as per advice of Chief Minister and together form the State Cabinet. As the original portfolios are vested with CM, who delegates to others upon his/her wish, actions of individual ministers are part of collective responsibility of the state cabinet and Chief Minister is responsible for actions of each minister. The state cabinet along with Chief Minister, prepares General policy and individual department policy, which will be guiding policy for day to day administration of each minister.History
The first executive of Kerala was formed after Government of IndiaGovernment of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
passed States Reorganisation Act-1956 in Indian Parilament. With the virtue of the act, the new state of Kerala was inaugurated, incorporating Malabar District
Malabar District
Malabar District was an administrative district of Madras Presidency in British India and independent India's Madras State. The British district included the present-day districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad , and Chavakad Taluk of Thrissur District in the northern part of...
of erstwhile Madras State, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern Taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
), and the taluk
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Kasaragod
Kasaragod taluk
Kasaragod, is a taluk which along with Hosdurg taluk constitute the Kasaragod district, Kerala, India.- External links :* *...
, South Kanara. A new Legislative Assembly was also created, for which elections were held in 1957.
Past ministries of Kerala Government=
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| 21 | Oommen Chandy Ministry Oommen Chandy Ministry Term 2 The UDF Government led by Oommen Chandy sworn in on 18 May 2011. 7 of the total 20 members of the Cabinet took office on the 18th and the rest sworn in on 23 may 2011 after completing discussion with member parties of the UDF.- Ministers :... |
18 May 2011 | Current | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 20 | V S Achuthanandan Ministry | 18 May 2006 | 18 May 2011 | L D F | |
| 19 | Oommen Chandy Ministry Oommen Chandy Ministry The Oommen Chandi ministry had 20 Ministers.- See also :* Chief Minister of Kerala* List of Chief Ministers of Kerala* List of Kerala ministers... |
31 August 2004 | 18 May 2006 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 18 | A K Antony Ministry A K Antony Ministry 3 The A K Antony Ministry from May 2001 - Aug 2004 had 21 Ministers.... |
17 May 2001 | 29 August 2004 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 17 | E K Nayanar Ministry E. K. Nayanar Ministry 3 The third E. K. Nayanar Ministry had 20 Ministers- See Also :* Chief Minsters of Kerala* Kerala Ministers... |
20 May 1996 | 13 May 2001 | L D F | |
| 16 | A K Antony Ministry A. K. Antony Ministry Term 2 The A K Antony ministry, lasting from 22 March 1995 to 9 May 1996, was made up of 18 ministers. It was led by A. K. Antony, the Chief Minister of Kerala.- Ministers:*A.K. Antony*C.T. Ahammed Ali*Aryadan Muhammed*R. Balakrishna Pillai*P.K.K. Bava... |
22 March 1995 | 9 May 1996 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 15 | K Karunankaran Ministry K. Karunakaran Ministry Term 4 K Karunakaran ministry led by Congress Leader K. Karunakaran had 19 ministers.- Ministers :*K. Karunakaran*C.T. Ahamed Ali*R. Balakrishna Pillai*P.K.K. Bava*P.P. George*T. M. Jacob*P. K. Kunhalikutty*K.M. Mani... |
24 June 1991 | 16 March 1995 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 14 | E. K. Nayanar Ministry E. K. Nayanar Ministry Term 2 E. K. Nayanar ministry was led by CPM leader E K Nayanar- Ministers :*E.K. Nayanar*Baby John*K. Chandrasekharan*E. Chandrasekharan Nair*K.R. Gowri Amma*T.K. Hamza*Lonappan Nambadan*A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar... |
26 March 1987 | 17 June 1991 | L D F | |
| 13 | K Karunakaran Ministry K. Karunakaran Ministry Term 3 K Karunakaran ministry was led by Congress Leader K. Karunakaran- Ministers :*K. Karunakaran*C.H. Mohammed Koya*K.K. Balakrishnan*M.P. Gangadharan*C.V Padmarajan*Cyriac John*K.P. Nooruddin*Vayalar Ravi*E. Ahamed... |
24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 12 | K Karunakaran Ministry K. Karunakaran Ministry Term 2 K Karunakaran ministry was led by Congress Leader K. Karunakaran- Ministers :*K. Karunakaran*C.H. Mohammed Koya*P.J. Joseph*K. M. Mani*Oommen Chandy*K. Sivadasan*C.M. Sundaram*R. Sundaresan Nair- See also :... |
28 December 1981 | 17 March 1982 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 11 | E K Nayanar Ministry E. K. Nayanar Ministry 1 E K Nayanar ministry led by CPM leader E K Nayanar had 17 ministers. Many of its ministers were from Congress , a party formed by A K Antony when he split from the Indian National Congress when Indira Gandhi was prosecuted by the Morarji Desai government- Ministers :* E.K. Nayanar - Chief... |
25 January 1980 | 20 October 1981 | L D F | |
| 10 | C. H. Mohammed Koya Ministry | 12 October 1979 | 1 December 1979 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 9 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair Ministry | 29 October 1978 | 7 October 1979 | L D F | |
| 8 | A K Antony Ministry A.K. Antony Ministry Term 1 A K Antony ministry led by Congress Leader A K Antony had eighteen ministers. When this ministry took the oath, A K Antony was the youngest Chief Minister of Kerala at age 37.- Ministers :*A.K. Antony*M.K. Hemachandran... |
27 April 1977 | 27 October 1978 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 7 | K Karunakaran Ministry | 25 March 1977 | 25 April 1977 | U D F United Democratic Front (India) United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress.... |
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| 6 | C Achutha Menon Ministry | 4 October 1970 | 25 March 1977 | L D F | |
| 5 | C Achutha Menon Ministry | 1 November 1969 | 1 August 1970 | L D F | |
| 4 | E M S Namboothirippad Ministry | 6 March 1967 | 1 November 1969 | CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
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| 3 | R. Sankar Ministry | 26 September 1962 | 10 September 1964 | I N C Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
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| 2 | Pattom Thanupillai Ministry | 22 February 1960 | 26 September 1962 | PSP Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani... |
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| 1 | E. M. S. Namboothirippad Ministry | 5 April 1957 | 31 July 1959 | CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
See also
- List of Chief Ministers of Kerala
- Chief Minister of KeralaChief Minister of KeralaThe Chief Minister of Kerala is the elected head of government of the state of Kerala, India. By the Constitution of India, the Chief minister is appointed by the Governor of the state....
- List of MPs from Kerala