First Chandy ministry explained

Cabinet Name:First Oommen Chandy ministry
Cabinet Number:19th
Jurisdiction:Kerala
Incumbent:2004-06
Date Formed:31 August 2004
Date Dissolved:12 May 2006
Government Head:Oommen Chandy
Opposition Leader:V. S. Achuthanandan
Previous:Third Antony ministry
Successor:Achuthanandan ministry
Election:2001

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.

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]

MinisterPartyMinistry/Portfolio
1Oommen ChandyIndian National CongressChief Minister (Also in charge of Home Department)
2Vakkom PurushothamanIndian National CongressMinister for Finance
3K. M. ManiKerala CongressMinister for Revenue
4M. K. MuneerIndian Union Muslim LeagueMinister for Public Works
5P. K. KunhalikuttyIndian Union Muslim LeagueMinister for Industries
6K. R. Gouri AmmaJanathipathiya Samrakshana SamithyMinister for Agriculture
7M. V. RaghavanCommunist Marxist PartyMinister for Co-operation
8Aryadan MuhammedIndian National CongressMinister for Electricity
9Babu DivakaranRevolutionary Socialist Party (India)Minister for Labour and Minister for Employment
10Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanIndian National CongressMinister for Water Resources
11N. SakthanIndian National CongressMinister for Transport
12C. F. ThomasKerala CongressMinister for Rural Development
13K K Ramachandran MasterIndian National CongressMinister for Health
14K. P. ViswanathanIndian National CongressMinister for Forests
15E. T. Muhammed BasheerIndian Union Muslim LeagueMinister for Education
16K. C. VenugopalIndian National CongressMinister for Tourism and Devaswom
17Adoor PrakashIndian National CongressMinister for Food
18Kutty Ahammed KuttyIndian Union Muslim LeagueMinister for Local Self Government
19Dominic PresentationIndian National CongressMinister for Fisheries
20A. P. Anil KumarIndian National CongressMinister for Cultural Affairs and Backward Caste Development

Trivia

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council of Ministers - Kerala. Kerala Legislative Assembly. 20 December 2009.