Chief Minister of Kerala

The Chief Minister of Kerala is the head of government of the Indian state of Kerala. As per the Constitution of India, the state's governor is the state's de... Wikipedia

• Style:  The Honourable
• Type:  Leader of the Executive
• Status:  Head of government
• Abbreviation:  CMoKerala
• Member of:  State Cabinet, Legislative Assembly
• Reports to:  Governor of Kerala, Kerala Legislative Assembly
• Residence:  Cliff House, Thiruvananthapuram
• Seat:  State Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram
• Nominator:  Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
• Appointer:  Governor of Kerala, by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Niyama Sabha
• Term length:  At the pleasure of the governor of Kerala, Niyama Sabha term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner, No term limits specified
• Constituting instrument:  Article 164 of the Constitution of India
• Precursor:  Prime Minister of Travancore, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cochin, Chief Minister of Madras, Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
• Formation:  April 05, 1957
• First holder:  E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1957–1959)
• Deputy:  Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala
• Salary:  ₹ 185,000 /monthly, ₹ 2,220,000 /annually
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo