Wikipedia article: List of Chief Ministers of Kerala

Question: list of chief ministers of kerala in order
Answer: No Name Term ( tenure length ) Assembly ( election ) Party E.M.S. Namboodiripad MLA for Nileshwaram 5 April 1957 31 July 1959 848 days First Assembly ( 1957 -- 59 ) ( 1957 election ) Communist Party of India -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 31 July 1959 22 February 1960 Dissolved N / A Pattom A. Thanu Pillai MLA for Trivandrum II 22 February 1960 26 September 1962 583 days Second Assembly ( 1960 -- 64 ) ( 1960 election ) Praja Socialist Party R. Sankar MLA for Cannanore I 26 September 1962 10 September 1964 715 days Indian National Congress -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 10 September 1964 6 March 1967 Dissolved N / A ( 1 ) E.M.S. Namboodiripad MLA for Pattambi 6 March 1967 1 November 1969 972 days ( Total 1,820 days ) Third Assembly ( 1967 -- 70 ) ( 1967 election ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) C. Achutha Menon MLA for Kottarakkara 1 November 1969 1 August 1970 273 days Communist Party of India -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 4 August 1970 3 October 1970 Dissolved N / A ( 4 ) C. Achutha Menon MLA for Kodakara 4 October 1970 25 March 1977 2,365 days ( Total 2,638 days ) Fourth Assembly ( 1970 -- 77 ) ( 1970 election ) Communist Party of India 5 K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala 25 March 1977 25 April 1977 32 days Fifth Assembly ( 1977 -- 79 ) ( 1977 election ) Indian National Congress 6 A.K. Antony 27 April 1977 27 October 1978 550 days 7 P.K. Vasudevan Nair MLA for Alleppey 29 October 1978 7 October 1979 343 days Communist Party of India 8 C.H. Mohammed Koya MLA for Malappuram 12 October 1979 1 December 1979 51 days Indian Union Muslim League -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 5 December 1979 25 January 1980 Dissolved N / A 9 E.K. Nayanar MLA for Malampuzha 25 January 1980 20 October 1981 635 days Sixth Assembly ( 1980 -- 82 ) ( 1980 election ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 21 October 1981 28 December 1981 N / A ( 5 ) K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala 28 December 1981 17 March 1982 81 days Indian National Congress -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 17 March 1982 23 May 1982 Dissolved N / A ( 5 ) K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala 24 May 1982 25 March 1987 1,766 days Seventh Assembly ( 1982 -- 87 ) ( 1982 election ) Indian National Congress ( 9 ) E.K. Nayanar MLA for Trikaripur 26 March 1987 17 June 1991 1,544 days Eighth Assembly ( 1987 -- 91 ) ( 1987 election ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) ( 5 ) K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala 24 June 1991 16 March 1995 1,361 days ( Total 3,240 days ) Ninth Assembly ( 1991 -- 95 ) ( 1991 election ) Indian National Congress ( 6 ) A.K. Antony 22 March 1995 9 May 1996 415 days ( 9 ) E.K. Nayanar MLA for Tellicherry 20 May 1996 13 May 2001 1,820 days ( Total 3,999 days ) Tenth Assembly ( 1996 -- 2001 ) ( 1996 election ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) ( 6 ) A.K. Antony MLA for Sherthalai 17 May 2001 29 August 2004 1,201 days ( Total 2,166 days ) Eleventh Assembly ( 2001 -- 06 ) ( 2001 election ) Indian National Congress 10 Oommen Chandy MLA for Puthuppally 31 August 2004 12 May 2006 626 days 11 V.S. Achuthanandan MLA for Malampuzha 18 May 2006 14 May 2011 1,822 days Twelfth Assembly ( 2006 -- 11 ) ( 2006 election ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) ( 10 ) Oommen Chandy MLA for Puthuppally 18 May 2011 20 May 2016 1,829 days ( Total 2,455 days ) Thirteenth Assembly ( 2011 -- 16 ) ( 2011 election ) Indian National Congress 12 Pinarayi Vijayan MLA for Dharmadam 25 May 2016 Incumbent 593 days Fourteenth Assembly ( 2016 -- 21 ) ( 2016 election ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist )