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Name Took office Left office Term
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Party

1
E. M. S.
Namboodiripad
5 April 1957 31 July 1959 1 Communist Party of India

2 Pattom Thanupillai
22 February
1960
26 September
1962
1 Praja Socialist Party

3 R. Sankar
26 September
1962
10 September
1964
1 Indian National Congress

4
E. M. S.
Namboodiripad
6 March 1967
1 November
1969
2
Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

5 C. Achutha Menon
1 November
1969
1 August 1970 1 Communist Party of India

6 C. Achutha Menon 4 October 1970 25 March 1977 2 Communist Party of India

7 K. Karunakaran 25 March 1977 25 April 1977 1 Indian National Congress

8 A.K. Antony 27 April 1977
27 October
1978
1 Indian National Congress

9
P. K. Vasudevan
Nair
29 October
1978
7 October 1979 1 Communist Party of India

10
C. H. Mohammed
Koya
12 October
1979
1 December
1979
1
Indian Union Muslim
League

11 E. K. Nayanar 25 January 1980
20 October
1981
1
Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

12 K. Karunakaran
28 December
1981
17 March 1982 2 Indian National Congress

13 K. Karunakaran 24 May 1982 25 March 1987 3 Indian National Congress

14 E. K. Nayanar 26 March 1987 17 June 1991 2
Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

15 K. Karunakaran 24 June 1991 16 March 1995 4 Indian National Congress

16 A. K. Antony 22 March 1995 9 May 1996 2 Indian National Congress

17 E. K. Nayanar 20 May 1996 13 May 2001 3
Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

18 A. K. Antony 17 May 2001 29 August 2004 3 Indian National Congress

19 Oommen Chandy 31 August 2004 18 May 2006 1 Indian National Congress

20 V.S. Achuthanandan 18 May 2006 incumbent 1
Communist Party of India
(Marxist)