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Second Vijayan ministry
Overview of 15th ministry of Kerala
Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after winning in the 15th legislative assembly elections by bagging 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly. The Council assumed office on 20 May 2021.[1] The ministry is having a total of 21 ministers in the Cabinet compared to 20 ministers in the previous government.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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Second Vijayan ministry | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Ministry of Kerala | |
| Date formed | 20 May 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Arif Mohammad Khan |
| Head of government | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member parties | LDF |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | UDF |
| Opposition leader | V.D. Satheesan |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2021 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years (2021 - 2026) |
| Predecessor | First Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry |
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More information S.No, Name ...
| S.No | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister | ||||||||
| 1 | Pinarayi Vijayan |  |
Dharmadam | Chief Minister |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| 2. | K. Rajan |  |
Ollur | Minister for Revenue and Housing |
|
CPI | ||
| 3. | Roshy Augustine |  |
Idukki | Minister for Water Resources |
|
KC(M) | ||
| 4. | K. Krishnankutty |  |
Chittur | Minister for Electricity |
|
JDST | ||
| 5. | A. K. Saseendran |  |
Elathur | Minister for Forest and Wildlife |
|
NCP(SP) | ||
| 6. | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Kannur | Minister for Registration, Museums and Archaeology |
|
C(S) | |||
| 7. | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | Pathanapuram | Minister for Transport |
|
KC(B) | |||
| 8. | V. Abdurahiman |  |
Tanur | Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Minority welfare |
|
NSC | ||
| 9. | G. R. Anil |  |
Nedumangad | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies |
|
CPI | ||
| 10. | K. N. Balagopal |  |
Kottarakkara | Minister for Finance |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 11. | R. Bindu |  |
Irinjalakuda | Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 12. | J. Chinchu Rani | Chadayamangalam | Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development |
|
CPI | |||
| 13. | M. B. Rajesh |  |
Thrithala | Minister for Local Self Governments, Rural Development and Excise |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 14. | P. A. Mohammed Riyas |  |
Beypore | Minister for Public Works and Tourism |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 15. | P. Prasad | Cherthala | Minister for Agriculture |
|
CPI | |||
| 16. | K. Radhakrishnan |  |
Chelakkara | Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes and Devaswoms |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 17. | P. Rajeeve |  |
Kalamasseri | Minister for Law, Industries and Coir |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 18. | V. Sivankutty |  |
Nemom | Minister for General Education and Labour |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 19. | V. N. Vasavan |  |
Ettumanoor | Minister for Co-operation and Ports |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 20. | Veena George |  |
Aranmula | Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development |
|
CPI(M) | ||
| 21. | Saji Cherian |  |
Chengannur | Minister for Fisheries and Cultural affairs |
|
CPI(M) | ||
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More information S.No, Name ...
| S.No | Name | Position | Constituency | District | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | ||||||||
| 1 | A. N. Shamseer | Speaker | Thalassery | Kannur | CPI(M) | |||
| 2 | Chittayam Gopakumar |  |
Deputy Speaker | Adoor | Pathanamthitta | CPI | ||
| Chief Whip | ||||||||
| 1 | N. Jayaraj | Chief Whip | Kanjirappally | Kottayam | KC(M) | |||
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More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Constituency | Status | Party | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saji Cherian | Minister | Fisheries, Culture | Chengannur | Resigned | 6 July 2022 | CPI(M) | Rejoined Cabinet later |
| M. V. Govindan | Minister | Local self Government | Taliparamba | Resigned | 2 September 2022 | CPI (M) | Resigned to take charge as state secretary of CPI(M) |
| Ahamed Devarkovil | Minister | Ports, Museum, Archeology, Archives | Kozhikode South | Resigned | 24 December 2023 | INL | Resigned as part of Cabinet reshuffle |
| Antony Raju | Minister | Transport | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Resigned | 24 December 2023 | JKC | Resigned as part of Cabinet reshuffle |
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Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry took oath at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 20 May 2021 Thursday at 3:30 IST. The new Kerala state cabinet have 21 members including the chief minister. This time, the ruling Left Democratic Front had decided to replace all sitting ministers. Before taking oath, all CPI(M) ministers offered prayers at the Martyrs Column in Alappuzha. The swearing ceremony took place in strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol. Around 350 people attended the ceremony.[9]
- The Pinarayi Vijayan government’s decision to hold a swearing-in ceremony though under strict social distancing norms were criticed by IMA .[10] The Kerala chapter of the Indian Medical Association had earlier urged the government to organise the swearing-in ceremony virtually.
- Former health minister K. K. Shailaja, who tenured during the Covid-19 crisis, is not a part of the new state cabinet, which is set to have freshers from CPI(M) and CPI, with CM Pinarayi Vijayan being the exception.[11] Shailaja garnered public attention after her involvement in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the initial phase of the pandemic in the state. She had previously worked on the containment of the Nipah virus in Kerala as well, in 2018 and 2019. Shailaja has received awards for her prompt action in tracking, isolation, and containment of the spread of the COVID-19. Many have taken to social media to express their displeasure over the exclusion of Shailaja from the cabinet. They opined that the role played by her in the victory of LDF was commendable.[12][13]
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- "Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad". www.news18.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- "കെഎന് ബാലഗോപാല് ധനമന്ത്രി, പി രാജീവ് വ്യവസായം, വീണ ജോര്ജ്ജ് ആരോഗ്യം; വകുപ്പുകള് ഇങ്ങനെ". Samakalika Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Financial Express (21 May 2021). "Kerala Ministers List 2021: Check full list of cabinet ministers and their portfolios". Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- The Hindu (21 May 2021). "Kerala Cabinet | CM Pinarayi Vijayan retains Home, Veena gets Health". Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- Siju, V. S. "Swearing-in ceremony needs only Governor, officials, oath register". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "Kerala govt to have 21-member cabinet; swearing-in ceremony of Pinarayi Vijayan, others to be held on May 20". www.timesnownews.com. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Pinarayi 2.0: KK Shailaja dropped as CPM picks new faces in cabinet, CM's son-in-law included". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "KK Shailaja, Ex-Minister Lauded For Covid Handling, Not In Kerala Cabinet". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Quint, The (18 May 2021). "KK Shailaja, Who Led Kerala's COVID Fight, Axed From Next Cabinet". TheQuint. Retrieved 18 May 2021.