List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Kerala
Sl.No. | Name of Chief Ministers | From | To | Party |
1 | Shri E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Apr 5, 1957 | Jul 31, 1959 | CPI |
| President's Rule | Jul 31, 1959 | Feb 22, 1960 | |
2 | Shri Pattom Thanupillai | Feb 22, 1960 | Sep 26, 1962 | Praja Socialist Party |
3 | Shri R. Sankar | Sep 26, 1962 | Sep 10, 1964 | INC |
| President's Rule | Sep 10, 1964 | Mar 6, 1967 | |
4 | Shri E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Mar 6, 1967 | Nov 1, 1969 | CPM |
5 | Shri C. Achutha Menon | Nov 1, 1969 | Aug 1, 1970 | CPI |
| President's Rule | Aug 1, 1970 | Oct 4, 1970 | |
6 | Shri C. Achutha Menon | Oct 4, 1970 | Mar 25, 1977 | CPI |
7 | Shri K. Karunakaran | Mar 25, 1977 | Apr 25, 1977 | INC |
8 | Shri A.K. Antony | Apr 27, 1977 | Oct 27, 1978 | INC |
9 | Shri P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Oct 29, 1978 | Oct 7, 1979 | CPI |
10 | Shri C. H. Mohammed Koya | Oct 12, 1979 | Dec 1, 1979 | MUL |
| President's Rule | Dec 1, 1979 | Jan 25, 1980 | |
11 | Shri E. K. Nayanar | Jan 25, 1980 | Oct 20, 1981 | CPM |
12 | Shri K. Karunakaran | Dec 28, 1981 | Mar 17, 1982 | INC |
13 | Shri K. Karunakaran | May 24, 1982 | Mar 25, 1987 | INC |
14 | Shri E. K. Nayanar | Mar 26, 1987 | Jun 17, 1991 | CPM |