The Eleventh Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in Oommen Chandy's first ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Indian National Congress leader Oommen Chandy from 31 August 2004 to 12 May 2006.

First Oommen Chandy ministry

19th Cabinet of Kerala
2004-06
Date formed31 August 2004
Date dissolved12 May 2006
People and organisations
Head of governmentOommen Chandy
Member parties  UDF
Status in legislatureMajority
99 / 140 (71%)
Opposition party  LDF
Opposition leaderV. S. Achuthanandan
History
Election2001
PredecessorThird Antony ministry
SuccessorAchuthanandan ministry

This government came into office following the resignation of A.K. Antony from the Chief Minister's post ostensibly due to the debacle of the United Democratic Front in the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections.

This was the 19h Ministry in Kerala and it comprised 20 ministers.[1]

Minister Party Ministry/Portfolio
1 Oommen Chandy Indian National Congress Chief Minister (Also in charge of Home Department)
2 Vakkom Purushothaman 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 for Agriculture
7 M. V. Raghavan Communist Marxist Party Minister for Co-operation
8 Aryadan Muhammed Indian National Congress Minister for Electricity
9 Babu Divakaran Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Minister for Labour and Minister for Employment
10 Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan Indian National Congress Minister for Water Resources
11 N. Sakthan Indian National Congress Minister for Transport
12 C. F. Thomas Kerala Congress Minister for Rural Development
13 K K Ramachandran Master Indian National Congress Minister for Health
14 K. P. Viswanathan Indian National Congress Minister for Forests
15 E. T. Muhammed Basheer Indian Union Muslim League Minister for Education
16 K. C. Venugopal Indian National Congress Minister for Tourism and Devaswom
17 Adoor Prakash Indian National Congress Minister for Food
18 Kutty Ahammed Kutty Indian Union Muslim League Minister for Local Self Government
19 Dominic Presentation Indian National Congress Minister for Fisheries
20 A. P. Anil Kumar Indian National Congress Minister for Cultural Affairs and Backward Caste Development

Trivia

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Oommen Chandy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala on 31 August 2004 after the controversial resignation of A. K. Antony on 29 August. All ministers in the previous Antony government except K.M. Mani, P.K. Kunjalikkutty, K.R. Gowri Amma, M.V. Raghavan, Dr. M.K. Muneer, Babu Divakaran and C.F. Thomas were ousted. Kunjalikkutty resigned on 31 December 2004, after finding himself guilty in the notorious Ice Cream Parlour Scandal. He was succeeded by his colleague V.K. Ibrahim Kunju the next day (1 January 2005). K.P. Viswanathan, who handled the department of Forests, resigned on 9 February 2005 after a series of scandals, and A. Sujanapal succeeded him on 4 January 2006. In the interval, the CM himself handled the department of Forests.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Council of Ministers - Kerala". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 20 December 2009.