Kerala  Chief Minister

Term

Party Name

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)

Pattambi

(Saptakakshi Munnani)

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

Kottarakkara

K. Karunakaran

25 March 1977 to 25 April 1977

Indian National Congress

Mala

(United Front)

A. K. Antony

27 April 1977 to 27 October 1978

Indian National Congress

Kazhakkuttom

(United Front)

P. K. Vasudevan Nair

29 October 1978 to 07 October 1979

Communist Party of India

Alleppey

(United Front)

C. H. Mohammed Koya

12 October 1979 to 01 December 1979

Indian Union Muslim League

Malappuram

(United Front)

E. K. Nayanar

25 January 1980 to 20 October 1981

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Malampuzha

(Left Democratic Front)

K. Karunakaran

28 December 1981 to 17 March 1982

Indian National Congress (I)

Mala

(United Democratic Front)

K. Karunakaran

24 May 1982 to 25 March 1987

Indian National Congress

Mala

(United Democratic Front)

E. K. Nayanar

26 March 1987 to 17 June 1991

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Trikaripur

(Left Democratic Front)

K. Karunakaran

24 June 1991 to 16 March 1995

Indian National Congress

Mala

(United Democratic Front)

A. K. Antony

22 March 1995 to 09 May 1996

Indian National Congress

Thirurangadi

(United Democratic Front)

E. K. Nayanar

20 May 1996 to 13 May 2001

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Thalassery

(United Democratic Front)

A. K. Antony

17 May 2001 to 29 August 2004

Indian National Congress

Cherthala

(United Democratic Front)

Oommen Chandy

31 August 2004 to 12 May 2006

Indian National Congress

Puthuppally

(United Democratic Front)

V. S. Achuthanandan

18 May 2006 to 14 May 2011

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Malampuzha

(Left Democratic Front)

Oommen Chandy

18 May 2011 to 20 May 2016

Indian National Congress

Puthuppally

(United Democratic Front)

Pinarayi Vijayan

25 May 2016 19 May 2021

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Dharmadam

(Left Democratic Front)

Pinarayi Vijayan

20 May 2021 to Present

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

(Left Democratic Front)

Dharmadam