Keralam Council of Ministers
കേരള൦ മന്ത്രിസഭ (Kēral̥a manṭrisabha)
Overview
State	Kerala, India
Leader	Chief minister
Leader Name	V. D. Satheesan
Appointed by	Governor of Kerala
Ministries	47
Responsible to	Kerala Legislative Assembly
Headquarters	Kerala Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram
Website	kerala.gov.in

Keralam 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 Keralam 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).^[1]

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 Keralam 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.^[2] 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).^[2]

According to Article 163 of the Constitution of India,

There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.

1. If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
2. The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.

This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.

According to Article 164 of the Constitution of India,

The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.

1. The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
2. Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
3. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
4. The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

The Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan assumed office for his first term on 18 May 2026. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Governor of Kerala Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the members of the Council of Ministers.^[3][4]

S.No	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Designation	Department(s)[4]	Party		State Car Number
Chief Minister
1	V. D. Satheesan		Paravur	Chief Minister	Finance National Savings Stores Purchase Commercial Taxes, Agricultural Income Tax Treasuries Lotteries State Audit Kerala State Financial Enterprises State Insurance Kerala Financial Corporation Stamps and Stamp Duties Ports Law Planning and Economic Affairs General Administration All India Services (IAS, IPS, IFS) Science and Technology Disaster Management Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Pollution Control Scientific Institutes Personnel and Administrative Reforms Election Integration Sainik Welfare Distress Relief State Hospitality Administration of Civil & Criminal Justice Airports Metro Rail Inter-State River Waters Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation Information and Public Relations Printing and Stationery Railways Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) Posts & Telegraphs All Important Policy Matters Subjects not mentioned elsewhere		INC	1
Cabinet Ministers
2	P. K. Kunhalikutty		Malappuram	Minister for Industries and Information Technology	Industries & Commerce Information Technology Artificial Intelligence Start ups Mining and Geology Handlooms & Textiles		IUML
3	Ramesh Chennithala		Haripad	Minister for Home, Vigilance and Coir	Home Vigilance Fire and Rescue Services Prisons Coir		INC
4	Sunny Joseph		Peravoor	Minister for Electricity, Environment and Parliamentary Affairs	Electricity Environment Parliamentary Affairs ANERT		INC
5	K. Muraleedharan		Vattiyoorkavu	Minister for Health and Family Welfare, and Devaswom	Health and Family Welfare Devaswom Ayush Medical Education Medical University Indigenous Medicine Drugs Control Food Safety		INC
6	Mons Joseph		Kaduthuruthy	Minister for Water Resources and Housing	Water Resources Housing Irrigation Command Area Development Authority (CADA) Ground Water Department Water Supply & Sanitation		KEC
7	Shibu Baby John		Chavara	Minister for Forests and Wild Life, and Skills	Forests & Wild Life Protection Skill Development Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE)		RSP
8	Anoop Jacob		Piravom	Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection	Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs Legal Metrology		KC(Jacob)
9.	C. P. John		Thiruvananthapuram Central	Minister for Transport	Road Transport Motor Vehicles Water Transport		CMP
10.	A. P. Anil Kumar		Wandoor	Minister for Revenue	Land Revenue Survey and Land Records Land Reforms		INC
11.	N. Samsudheen		Mannarkkad	Minister for General Education and Minority Welfare	General Education Minority Welfare Literacy Movement Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage		IUML
12.	P. C. Vishnunadh		Kundara	Minister for Tourism and Culture	Tourism Culture Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) Kerala Chalachithra Academy Kerala Cultural Activist Welfare Fund Board		INC
13.	Roji M. John		Angamaly	Minister for Higher Education	Higher Education Collegiate Education Technical Education Universities (Except Agricultural, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities) Entrance Examination National Cadet Corps Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP)		INC
14.	Bindhu Krishna		Kollam	Minister for Labour, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Women and Child Development	Labour Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Milk Co-operatives Women & Child Development Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University		INC
15.	M. Liju		Kayamkulam	Minister for Excise and Cooperation	Co-operation Excise		INC
16	K. M. Shaji		Vengara	Minister for Local Self Governments	Local Self Government Department Panchayat Municipality Corporation Town Planning Rural Development Regional Development Authorities KILA		IUML
17	P. K. Basheer		Eranad	Minister for Public Works	Public Works Department		IUML
18.	V. E. Abdul Gafoor		Kalamassery	Minister for Fisheries and Social Justice	Fisheries Harbour Engineering Social Justice		IUML
19	T. Siddique		Kalpetta	Minister for Agriculture	Agriculture Soil Survey & Soil Conservation Kerala Agricultural University Warehousing Corporation		INC
20.	K. A. Thulasi		Kongad	Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes	Development of Scheduled Castes Development of Scheduled Tribes Backward Communities Development		INC
21.	O. J. Janeesh		Kodugallur	Minister for Sports, Youth Welfare, Registration and Archaeology	Sports Youth Affairs Registration Archaeology Archives Zoos Museum		INC

No	Mandate	Cabinet	Chief Minister	Term of office	Party of the CM	Ruling Coalition
24	2026	Satheesan ministry	V. D. Satheesan	18 May 2026–present	INC	UDF
23	2021	Second Vijayan ministry	Pinarayi Vijayan	20 May 2021—18 May 2026	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 (or) Maxi Front (Revamped)
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 (from 25 September 1971)
						United Front/Mini Front (till 25 September 1971)
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 (Seven Party Alliance) or United Left 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	—

The following are the forms of oath or affirmation administered to the Chief Minister and Ministers of Kerala under the Third Schedule to the Constitution of India.

"I, A.B., do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as the Chief Minister / a Minister for the State of Kerala and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will."

"A.B. എന്ന ഞാൻ, നിയമം മൂലം സ്ഥാപിതമായ ഭാരതത്തിൻ്റെ ഭരണഘടനയോട് യഥാർത്ഥമായ വിശ്വാസവും കൂറും പുലർത്തുമെന്നും, ഭാരതത്തിൻ്റെ പരമാധികാരവും അഖണ്ഡതയും നിലനിർത്തുമെന്നും, കേരള സംസ്ഥാന മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയായി / മന്ത്രിയായി എൻ്റെ കർത്തവ്യങ്ങൾ വിശ്വസ്തതയോടും മനഃസാക്ഷിയോടും കൂടി നിർവ്വഹിക്കുമെന്നും, ഭയമോ പക്ഷപാതമോ സ്നേഹമോ വിദ്വേഷമോ കൂടാതെ, ഭരണഘടനയ്ക്കും നിയമത്തിനും അനുസൃതമായി എല്ലാ ജനങ്ങൾക്കും നേരെ ഞാൻ നീതി പുലർത്തുമെന്നും, ദൈവനാമത്തിൽ സത്യം ചെയ്യുന്നു / ഗൗരവമായി പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്യുന്നു.

"I, A.B., do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as the Chief Minister / a Minister for the State of Kerala except as may be required for the faithful discharge of my duties as such Chief Minister / Minister."

"A.B. എന്ന ഞാൻ, കേരള സംസ്ഥാന മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയായി / മന്ത്രിയായി എനിക്ക് പരിഗണനയ്ക്കായി കൊണ്ടുവരികയോ എനിക്ക് അറിവിൽ പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഏതൊരു കാര്യവും, മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയെന്ന / മന്ത്രിയെന്ന നിലയിൽ എൻ്റെ കർത്തവ്യങ്ങൾ നിർവ്വഹിക്കുന്നതിന് ആവശ്യമുള്ളതൊഴികെ, നേരിട്ടോ അല്ലാതെയോ ഏതെങ്കിലും വ്യക്തിക്കോ വ്യക്തികൾക്കോ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുകയില്ലെന്നും, വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊടുക്കുകയില്ലെന്നും, ദൈവനാമത്തിൽ സത്യം ചെയ്യുന്നു / ഗൗരവമായി പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്യുന്നു."

• List of chief ministers of Kerala
• List of MPs from Kerala

• Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018

• Kerala Government (Official Website)