First E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry

First Elamkulam ministry
1st Cabinet of Kerala
1957–1959
Date formed 5 April 1957
Date dissolved 31 July 1959
People and organisations
Head of government E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Head of state Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Member party Communist Party of India
Opposition party Indian National Congress
History
Election(s) Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 1957
Successor Pattom ministry

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.[1]

One of the first democratically elected Communist governments in the world, Namboodiripad and his cabinet are known for their introduction the Land Reform Ordinance and the Education Bill. The government was dismissed in 1959 by the Central Government, which invoked the controversial Article 356 of the Indian Constitution following what later became known as The Liberation Struggle.

Council of Ministers (1957 - 59)

The Kerala Council of Ministers, during Namboodiripad's term as Chief Minister of Kerala, consisted of:[1]

MinisterMinistry/Portfolio
1E. M. S. NamboodiripadChief Minister
2C. Achutha Menon Minister for Finance
3T. V. ThomasMinister for Labour and Employment and Transport
4K. C. GeorgeMinister for Food and Forest
5K. P. GopalanMinister for Industries
6T. A. MajeedMinister for Public Works
7P. K. Chathan MasterMinister for Local Self Government
8Joseph Mundassery Minister for Education and Cooperation
9K. R. Gowri AmmaMinister for Revenue and Excise
10V. R. Krishna IyerMinister for Home Affairs, Irrigation, Prisons, Law and Electricity[2]
11A. R. MenonMinister for Health

References

  1. 1 2 "Council of Ministers since 1957 - First Kerala Legislative Assembly". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  2. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/2230652former-supreme-court-judge-and-renowned-legal-luminary-v-r-krishna-iyer/
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