The Council of Ministers (1957–59) of Legislative Assembly, Kerala state (better known as E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry - first term) was the first Council of Ministers, the executive wing of state government, in the Indian state of Kerala. The ministry was led (Chief Minister) by

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leader

E. M. S. Namboodiripad Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly known as EMS, was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957–1959 and then again in 1967–1969. A ...

from 5 April 1957 to 31 July 1959 and had eleven ministries. One of the first democratically elected

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governments in the world after San Marino (1942-1947), Namboodiripad and his cabinet are known for their introduction of the Land Reform Ordinance and the Education Bill. The government was dismissed in 1959 by the Central Government, which invoked the controversial

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of the Indian Constitution, following what later became known as

The Liberation Struggle The Liberation Struggle in Kerala (1958–59) was a period of anticommunist protest against the first elected state government in Kerala, India, which was led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India. Organised opposition to ...

. The State of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 as per the

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of 1956. The erstwhile Travancore-Cochin and the Malabar district of Madras state were reorganized to form the state of Kerala. After the first ever elections to the

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in 1957, the

emerged as the single largest party.

E M S Namboodiripad Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly known as EMS, was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957–1959 and then again in 1967–1969. A ...

formed the first elected government with the support of 5 independent legislators. The government was not able to complete its full 5 years term. Government was dismissed by the President of India by the use of

of Indian constitution following the '

Liberation Struggle The Liberation Struggle in Kerala (1958–59) was a period of anticommunist protest against the first elected state government in Kerala, India, which was led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India. Organised opposition to ...

' (Vimochana Samaram in Malayalam). The Kerala Council of Ministers, during Namboodiripad's term as

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, consisted of:6

References

* http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/Ministers%20Book%20Final.pdf {{Keralite ministries Namboodiripad Communist Party of India state ministries 1957 establishments in Kerala 1959 disestablishments in India Cabinets established in 1957 Cabinets disestablished in 1959