List of Chief Ministers of Kerala

Travancore

Travancore in the Madras Presidency in 1859

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	P. G. N. Unnithan	August, 1947	March, 1948
2	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai	24 March 1948	20 October 1948	Indian National Congress
3	Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai	20 October 1948	30 June 1949	Indian National Congress
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party

Cochin

#	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Panampilly Govinda Menon	1 September 1947	October, 1947
2	T. K. Nair	27 October 1947	20 September 1948
3	E. Ikkanda Warrier	20 September 1948	30 June 1949
#	Name	Took office	Left office

Travancore-Cochin

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai	1 July 1949	January, 1951	Indian National Congress
2	C. Kesavan	January, 1951	12 March 1952	Indian National Congress
3	A. J. John, Anaparambil	12 March 1952	16 March 1954	Indian National Congress
4	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai	16 March 1954	10 February 1955	Praja Socialist Party
5	Panampilly Govinda Menon	10 February 1955	23 March 1956	Indian National Congress
	President's rule[	23 March 1956	5 April 1957
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party

Kerala

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	5 April 1957	31 July 1959	Communist Party of India
2	Pattom Thanupillai	22 February 1960	26 September 1962	Praja Socialist Party
3	R. Sankar	26 September 1962	10 September 1964	Indian National Congress
4	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	6 March 1967	1 November 1969	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5	C. Achutha Menon	1 November 1969	1 August 1970	Communist Party of India
6	C. Achutha Menon	4 October 1970	25 March 1977	Communist Party of India
7	K. Karunakaran	25 March 1977	25 April 1977	Indian National Congress
8	A.K. Antony	27 April 1977	27 October 1978	Indian National Congress
9	P. K. Vasudevan Nair	29 October 1978	7 October 1979	Communist Party of India
10	C. H. Mohammed Koya	12 October 1979	1 December 1979	Indian Union Muslim League
11	E. K. Nayanar	25 January 1980	20 October 1981	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
12	K. Karunakaran	28 December 1981	17 March 1982	Indian National Congress
13	K. Karunakaran	24 May 1982	25 March 1987	Indian National Congress
14	E. K. Nayanar	26 March 1987	17 June 1991	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
15	K. Karunakaran	24 June 1991	16 March 1995	Indian National Congress
16	A. K. Antony	22 March 1995	9 May 1996	Indian National Congress
17	E. K. Nayanar	20 May 1996	13 May 2001	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
18	A. K. Antony	17 May 2001	29 August 2004	Indian National Congress
19	Oommen Chandy	31 August 2004	18 May 2006	Indian National Congress
20	V.S. Achuthanandan	18 May 2006	14 May 2011	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
21	Oommen Chandy	May 2011	incumbent	Indian National Congress
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party