First Oommen Chandy ministry
Following is the list of 20 government ministers serving under Oommen Chandy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Kerala, from August 2004 through May 2006.[1]
| Minister | Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oommen Chandi | Chief Minister |
| 2 | Vakkom Purushothaman | Minister for Finance |
| 3 | K. M. Mani | Minister for Revenue |
| 4 | M K Muneer | Minister for Public Works |
| 5 | P.K. Kunhalikutty | Minister for Industries |
| 6 | K. R. Gouri Amma | Minister for Agriculture |
| 7 | M. V. Raghavan | Minister for Co-operation |
| 8 | Aryadan Muhammed | Minister for electricity |
| 9 | Babu Divakaran | Minister for Labour and Employment |
| 10 | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | Minister for Water Resources |
| 11 | N Sakthan | Minister for Transport |
| 12 | K. C. Venugopal | Minister for tourism and devaswom |
| 13 | C. F. Thomas | Minister for Rural Development |
| 14 | K P Viswanathan | Minister for Forestry |
| 15 | E. T. Muhammed Basheer | Minister for Education |
| 16 | K K Ramachandran Master | Minister for Health |
| 17 | A P Anil Kumar | Minister for Cultural Affairs and Backward Caste Development |
| 18 | Kutty Ahammed Kutty | Minister for Local Self Government |
| 19 | Adoor Prakash | Minister for Food |
| 20 | Dominic Presentation | Minister for fisheries |
| 21 | A. Sujanapal | Minister for forestry |
Trivia
Oommen Chandy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala on 31 August 2004 after the controversial resignation of A. K. Antony on 29 August. All ministers in the previous Antony government except K.M. Mani, P.K. Kunjalikkutty, K.R. Gowri Amma, M.V. Raghavan, Dr. M.K. Muneer, Babu Divakaran and C.F. Thomas were ousted. Kunjalikkutty resigned on 31 December 2004, after finding himself guilty in the notorious Ice Cream Parlour Scandal. He was succeeded by his fellow colleague V.K. Ibrahim Kunju the next day (1 January 2005). K.P. Viswanathan resigned on 9 February 2005 after a series of scandals, and A. Sujanapal succeeded him on 4 January 2006. In the interval, the CM himself handled the department of Forests.
See also
References
- ↑ "Council of Ministers - Kerala". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 20 December 2009.