The Eleventh Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in Oommen Chandy's first ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Indian National Congress leader Oommen Chandy from 31 August 2004 to 12 May 2006.
First Oommen Chandy ministry | |
|---|---|
 19th Cabinet of Kerala | |
| 2004-06 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 31 August 2004 |
| Date dissolved | 12 May 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Oommen Chandy |
| Member parties | UDF |
| Status in legislature | Majority 99 / 140 (71%) |
| Opposition party | LDF |
| Opposition leader | V. S. Achuthanandan |
| History | |
| Election | 2001 |
| Predecessor | Third Antony ministry |
| Successor | Achuthanandan ministry |
This government came into office following the resignation of A.K. Antony from the Chief Minister's post ostensibly due to the debacle of the United Democratic Front in the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections.
This was the 19h Ministry in Kerala and it comprised 20 ministers.[1]
Trivia
editOommen 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 colleague V.K. Ibrahim Kunju the next day (1 January 2005). K.P. Viswanathan, who handled the department of Forests, 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Council of Ministers - Kerala". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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