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The deputy chief minister of Kerala, an executive appointed by Governor, is a member of the Kerala Cabinet, part of the with the Kerala Council of Ministers, headed by the chief minister. The deputy chief minister is the second highest ranking member of the Cabinet.
History
The office has since been occupied only thrice, having been occupied for a few years out of the 65 years since its inception:
- The first deputy chief minister of Kerala was the Indian National Congress leader R. Sankar, who was also Minister for Finance in 1960 - 62 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai ministry (Joint Front).[1]
- The second deputy chief minister of Kerala was the Indian Union Muslim League leader C. H. Mohammed Koya, with Congress leader K. Karunakaran as the Chief Minister (U D F). [2]
- The third and last deputy chief minister was the Indian Union Muslim League leader K. Avukader Kutty Naha, who took on the role from 1983 to 1987 in Karunakaran's U D F government after demise of Koya.[3]
List of deputy chief ministers of Kerala
| # | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Portrait | Term of office | Chief Minister | Party of Chief Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Days in office | ||||||||
| 1 | R. Sankar | Template:Full party name with color | File:R. Sankar, Indian politician.jpg | 22 February 1960 | 26 September 1962 | 2 years, 216 days | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 2 | CH Mohammed Koya | Template:Full party name with color | File:C H Mohammed Koya (1979).jpg | 28 December 1981 | 17 March 1982 | Template:Age in years and days | K. Karunakaran | |||
| 24 May 1982 | 28 September 1983 | Template:Age in years and days | ||||||||
| 3 | K. Avukader Kutty Naha | 24 October 1983 | 25 March 1987 | Template:Age in years and days | ||||||
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Statistics
- List of deputy chief ministers by length of term
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of deputy chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | R. Sankar | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | INC | 2 years, 216 days | 2 years, 216 days |
| 2 | K. Avukader Kutty Naha | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | IUML | 3 years, 152 days | 3 years, 152 days |
| 3 | C. H. Mohammed Koya | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | IUML | 1 year, 127 days | 1 year, 206 days |
See also
References
- ↑ First Deputy Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, First. niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ↑ Second Deputy Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Second. niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Third Deputy Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Third. niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
Further reading
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