List of deputy chief ministers of Kerala
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Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 25 March 1987 | |
Member of | |
Nominator | Governor of Kerala |
Inaugural holder | R. Sankar (1960–1962) |
Formation | 1 November 1956 |
The Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala, an executive appointed by
Chief Minister
. The Deputy Chief Minister is the second highest ranking member of the Cabinet.
History
The office has since been occupied only thrice, having been occupied for a few years out of the 65 years since its inception:
- The first Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala was the 1960 - 62 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai ministry (Joint Front).[1]
- The Second Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala was the
- The third and last deputy chief minister was the Indian Union Muslim League leader K. Avukader Kutty Naha, who took on the role from 1983 to 1987 in Karunakaran's U D F government after demise of Koya.[3]
List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Kerala
No.[a] | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Photo | From | To | Days in office | Chief Minister | |
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1 | R. Sankar | Indian National Congress | 22 February 1960 | 26 September 1962 | 2 years, 216 days | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | ||
2 | CH Mohammed Koya
|
Indian Union Muslim League | 28 December 1981 | 17 March 1982 | 79 days | K. Karunakaran | ||
24 May 1982 | 28 September 1983 | 1 year, 127 days | ||||||
3 | K. Avukader Kutty Naha | 24 October 1983 | 25 March 1987 | 3 years, 152 days |
See also
- Kerala Council of Ministers
- Chief Ministers of Kerala
References
- ^ Deputy Chief Minister, First. "First Deputy Chief Minister". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Deputy Chief Minister, Second. "Second Deputy Chief Minister". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Deputy Chief Minister, Third. "Third Deputy Chief Minister". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
Further reading
- Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018