First Antony ministry

First A. K. Antony Ministry
First A. K. Antony Ministry
; 8th Cabinet of Kerala
1977-78
Date formed	27 April 1977
Date dissolved	27 October 1977
People and organisations
Head of government	A. K. Antony
History
Predecessor	First K. Karunakaran Ministry
Successor	P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry

A. K. Antony ministry (27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978) led by Congress Leader A K Antony had eighteen ministers. When this ministry took the oath, A. K. Antony was the youngest Chief Minister of Kerala at age 36.

Ministers

	Minister	Ministry	Notes
1	A. K. Antony	Chief Minister
2	K. K. Balakrishnan	Minister for Harijan Welfare and Irrigation
3	M. K. Hemachandran	Minister for Finance
4	Oommen Chandy	Minister for Labour
5	K. Sankaranarayanan	Minister for Agriculture
6a	K. M. Mani	Minister for Home Affairs	Resigned w. e. f. 21 December 1977 and again assumed office on 16 September 1978
6b	P. J. Joseph	Minister for Home Affairs	Assumed office on 16 January 1978 and resigned w. e. f. 15 September 1978
7	K. Narayana Kurup	Minister for Transport
8a	E. John Jacob	Minister for Food and Civil Supplies	Expired on 26 September 1978
8b	T. S. John	Minister for Food and Civil Supplies	Assumed office on 19 October 1978
9	K. Avukaderkutty Naha	Minister for Local Administration
10	C. H. Mohammed Koya	Minister for Education	(Resigned w.e.f. 20 December 1977 and again assumed office on 4 October 1978
10b	U. A. Beeran	Minister for Education	Assumed office on 27 January 1978 and resigned w. e. f. 3 October 1978
11	P. K. Vasudevan Nair	Minister for Industries
12	J. Chitharanjan	Minister for Public Health
13	Kanthalot Kunhambu	Minister for Forests
14	Baby John	Minister for Revenue
15	K. Pankajakshan	Minister for Public Works and Sports

Ministers

See also