List of deputy chief ministers of Kerala

Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala
Seal of Government of Kerala
Incumbent Vacant since 25 March 1987
Member of	Kerala Cabinet Kerala Council of Ministers Kerala Legislative Assembly
Nominator	Chief Minister of Kerala
Appointer	Governor of Kerala
Inaugural holder	R. Sankar (1960–1962)
Formation	1 November 1956;68 years ago (1956-11-01)

The deputy chief minister of Kerala, an executive appointed by Governor, is a member of the Kerala Cabinet, part of the with the Kerala Council of Ministers, headed by the 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 Indian National Congress leader R. Sankar, who was also Minister for Finance in 1960 - 62 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai ministry (Joint Front). ^[1]
• The second deputy chief minister of Kerala was the Indian Union Muslim League leader C. H. Mohammed Koya, with Congress leader K. Karunakaran as the Chief Minister (U D F). ^[2]
• 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		Portrait	Term of office			Chief Minister	Party of Chief Minister
					From	To	Days in office
1	R. Sankar		Indian National Congress		22 February 1960	26 September 1962	2 years, 216 days	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai		Indian National Congress
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

Statistics

List of deputy chief ministers by length of term

No.	Name	Party		Length of term
				Longest continuous term	Total years of deputy chief ministership
1	R. Sankar		INC	2 years, 216 days	2 years, 216 days
2	K. Avukader Kutty Naha		IUML	3 years, 152 days	3 years, 152 days
3	C. H. Mohammed Koya		IUML	1 year, 127 days	1 year, 206 days

See also

• Kerala Council of Ministers
• List of chief ministers of Kerala

References

1. Deputy Chief Minister, First. "First Deputy Chief Minister". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. Deputy Chief Minister, Second. "Second Deputy Chief Minister". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
3. Deputy Chief Minister, Third. "Third Deputy Chief Minister". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

1. 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