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{{Infobox government cabinet<br />
|cabinet_name = First EMS Namboothiripad Ministry<br />
|cabinet_number = 1st<br />
|jurisdiction = Kerala<br />
|incumbent = 1957–1959<br />
|image =File:Kerala Council of Ministers 1957 EMS.jpg<br />
|image_size = x150px<br />
|date_dissolved = 31 July 1959<br />
|date_formed = 5 April 1957<br />
|government_head = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<br />
|government_head_history = <br />
|deputy_government_head =<br />
|state_head = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]<br />
|current_number = <br />
|former_members_number = <br />
|total_number = <br />
|political_party = [[Communist Party of India]], led by State Secretary [[M.N. Govindan Nair]]<br />
<ref>http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/Ministers Book Final.pdf</ref><br />
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|election = [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|opposition_party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|opposition_leader = <br />
|previous = <br />
|successor = [[Pattom Thanupillai Ministry]] <br />
}}<br />
The '''Council of Ministers (1957–59) of Legislative Assembly, Kerala state''' (better known as '''E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry - first term''') was the first Council of Ministers, the executive wing of state government, in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. The ministry was led (Chief Minister) by [[Communist Party of India]] leader [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] from 5 April 1957 to 31 July 1959 and had eleven ministries.<ref name="First-KCM">{{Cite web |title=Council of Ministers since 1957 - First Kerala Legislative Assembly |publisher=Government of Kerala |url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4225&Itemid=3218 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403014109/http://www.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4225&Itemid=3218 |archivedate=3 April 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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One of the first democratically elected [[Communism|Communist]] governments in the world after San Marino (1942-1947), Namboodiripad and his cabinet are known for their introduction of the [[Land reform in Kerala|Land Reform Ordinance]] and the [[Kerala Education Bill, 1957|Education Bill]]. The government was dismissed in 1959 by the Central Government, which invoked the controversial [[President's rule|Article 356]] of the [[Indian Constitution]], following what later became known as [[The Liberation Struggle]].<br />
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The State of [[Kerala]] was formed on 1 November 1956 as per the [[States Reorganisation Act]] of 1956. The erstwhile [[Travancore-Cochin]] and the [[Malabar district]] of [[Madras state]] were reorganized to form the state of Kerala. After the first ever elections to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 1957, the [[Communist Party of India]] emerged as the single largest party. [[E M S Namboodiripad]] formed the first elected government with the support of 5 independent legislators. The government was not able to complete its full 5 years term. Government was dismissed by the President of India by the use of [[Article 356]] of Indian constitution following the '[[Liberation Struggle]]' (Vimochana Samaram in Malayalam).<br />
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The [[Kerala Council of Ministers]], during Namboodiripad's term as [[Chief Minister of Kerala]], consisted of:<ref name="First-KCM" />6<br />
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|-<br />
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!Minister!!Ministry/Portfolio<br />
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|1<br />
|[[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]||[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] <br />
| rowspan="9" |[[Communist Party of India]]<br />
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|2<br />
|[[C. Achutha Menon]]|| Minister for Finance <br />
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|3<br />
|[[K. P. Gopalan]]||Minister for Industries<br />
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|4<br />
|[[K. R. Gowri Amma]]||Minister for Revenue and Excise<br />
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|5<br />
|[[Joseph Mundassery]]|| Minister for Education and Cooperation<br />
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|6<br />
|[[T. V. Thomas]]||Minister for Labour, Employment and Transport<br />
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|7<br />
|[[P. K. Chathan Master]]||Minister for Local Self Government<br />
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|8<br />
|[[T. A. Majeed]]||[[Department of Public Works (Kerala)|Minister for Public Works]]<br />
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|9<br />
|[[K. C. George]]||Minister for Food and Forest<br />
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|10<br />
|[[V. R. Krishna Iyer]]||Minister for Irrigation, Prisons, Law and Electricity<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/2230652former-supreme-court-judge-and-renowned-legal-luminary-v-r-krishna-iyer/ |title=Former Supreme Court judge V R Krishna Iyer dead |date=5 December 2014 |newspaper=The Indian Express |first=Shaju |last=Philip |accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref><br />
|Independent<br />
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|11<br />
|[[A. R. Menon]]||Minister for Health<br />
|Independent<br />
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==References==<br />
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* http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/Ministers%20Book%20Final.pdf<br />
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[[Category:Kerala ministries|Namboodiripad]]<br />
[[Category:Communist Party of India state ministries]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:1959 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Cabinets established in 1957]]<br />
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