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Third A. K. Antony Ministry
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18th Cabinet of Kerala
2001-04
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Date formed17 May 2001
Date dissolved29 August 2004
People and organisations
Head of government A. K. Antony
Member parties   UDF
Status in legislature Majority
99 / 140(71%)
Opposition party   LDF
Opposition leader V. S. Achuthanandan
History
Election 2001
Predecessor Third Nayanar ministry
Successor First Chandy ministry

The Eleventh Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in A. K. Antony's third ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Indian National Congress leader A. K. Antony from 17 May 2001 to 29 August 2004. This was the 18th Ministry in Kerala and it comprised 21 ministers.

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MinisterPartyMinistry/Portfolio
1 A. K. Antony Indian National Congress Chief Minister (Also in charge of Home Department)
2 K. Sankaranarayanan Indian National Congress Minister for Finance
3 K. M. Mani Kerala Congress Minister for Revenue
4 M. K. Muneer Indian Union Muslim League Minister for Public Works
5 P. K. Kunhalikutty Indian Union Muslim League Minister for Industries
6 K. R. Gouri Amma Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Coir
7 M. V. Raghavan Communist Marxist Party Minister for Co-operation
8 Kadavoor Sivadasan Indian National Congress Minister for Electricity
9 Babu Divakaran Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Minister for Labour and Minister for Employment
10 T. M. Jacob Kerala Congress Minister for Water Resources
11 K. B. Ganesh Kumar Kerala Congress Minister for Transport
12 C. F. Thomas Kerala Congress Minister for Culture
13 P Sankaran Indian National Congress Minister for Health
14 M. A. Kuttappan Indian National Congress Minister for Forestry
15 Nalakath Soopy Indian Union Muslim League Minister for Education
16 G. Karthikeyan Indian National Congress Minister for Devaswom
17 K. V. Thomas Indian National Congress Minister for Tourism
18 M M Hassan Indian National Congress Minister for External Affairs
19 K. Sudhakaran Indian National Congress Minister for Forests and Sports
20Chekkalam Abdulla Indian Union Muslim League Minister for Local Self Government

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