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{{Short description|Overview of 15th ministry of Kerala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number = 23rd
| jurisdiction = [[Kerala]]
| flag =
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image =
| image_size = 180px
| caption =
| date_formed = 20 May 2021
| date_dissolved =
| government_head = Sri. [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| government_head_history =
| state_head =Sri. [[Arif Mohammed Khan]]
| members_number = 21
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_parties = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| legislature_status = [[Majority government|Majority]]
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| opposition_leader = Sri [[V.D. Satheesan]]
| election = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| last_election =
| legislature_term = 5 years (2021 - 2026)
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = [[First Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry]]
| successor =
}}

'''Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry''' is the Council of Ministers headed by [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] that was formed after winning in the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|15th legislative assembly elections]] by bagging 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly. The Council assumed office on 20 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-05|title=Watch {{!}} Kerala Assembly Election results 2021: an overview|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/watch-kerala-assembly-election-results-2021-an-overview/article34504989.ece|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The ministry is having a total of 21 ministers in the Cabinet compared to 20 ministers in the previous [[First Vijayan ministry|government]].<ref name=":0">https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Jeemon|last=Jacob|date=17 May 2021|title=Assembly election results 2021: How Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan returned to power for a historic second term|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/assembly-polls/story/20210517-assembly-election-results-2021-how-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-returned-to-power-for-a-historic-second-term-1799917-2021-05-07|access-date=2021-05-17|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Results 2021 Live Updates: BJP to hold nationwide dharna on May 5|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/live-updates-election-results-2021-west-bengal-assam-kerala-tamil-nadu-puducherry/liveblog/82348971.cms|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kerala-election-results-2021-live-updates-counting-scheduled-to-begin-at-8-am-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-cpm-hopeful-of-come-back-3697505.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=കെഎന്‍ ബാലഗോപാല്‍ ധനമന്ത്രി, പി രാജീവ് വ്യവസായം, വീണ ജോര്‍ജ്ജ് ആരോഗ്യം; വകുപ്പുകള്‍ ഇങ്ങനെ|url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/keralam/2021/may/19/pinarayi-vijayan-second-ministry-121083.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Samakalika Malayalam|language=ml}}</ref>

== Council of Ministers ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" style="font-size: 82%;"
|+
!S.No
! colspan="2" |Name
!Constituency
!District
!Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align: center;" |'''[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Chief Minister]]'''
|-
| 1
| [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
([[Chief minister|Chief Minister]])
||[[File:Pinarayi Vijayan 1.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)|Dharmadam]]
| [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
|
* General Administration
* All India Services
* Planning and Economic Affairs
* Science, Technology and Environment
* Pollution Control
* Scientific Institutes
* Personnel and Administrative Reforms
* Election
* Integration
* Information Technology
* Sainik Welfare
* Distress Relief
* State Hospitality
* Airports
* Metro Rail
* Inter - State River Waters - Kaveri, Nila and Periyar Tribunals
* Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation
* Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation
* Information and Public Relations
* Non- Resident Keralites’ Affairs
* Home
* Vigilance
* Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice
* Fire and Rescue Services Prisons
* Printing and Stationery
* Welfare of Minorities
* All important policy matters
* Subjects not mentioned elsewhere
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" |'''[[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet Ministers]]'''
|-
|2
|[[M. V. Govindan]]
|
|[[Taliparamba (State Assembly constituency)|Taliparamba]]
|[[Kannur district|Kannur]]
|
* Local Self Governments
* Panchayati Raj, Municipalities and Corporations
*Rural Development
*Town Planning
*Regional Development Authorities
*KILA
*Excise
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|3
|[[K. Rajan (politician)|K. Rajan]]
|[[File:K.Rajan.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Ollur (State Assembly constituency)|Ollur]]
|[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|
* Land Revenue
*Survey and Land Records
*Land Reforms
*Housing
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|bgcolor=Red|
|-
|4
| [[K. N. Balagopal]]
||[[File:K.N. Balagopal.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Kottarakkara (State Assembly constituency)|Kottarakkara]]
|[[Kollam district|Kollam]]
|
* Finance
*National Savings
*Stores Purchase
*Commercial Taxes, Agricultural Income Tax
*Treasuries
*Lotteries
*State Audit
*Kerala State Financial Enterprises
*State Insurance
*Kerala Financial Corporation
*Stamps and Stamp Duties
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|5
|[[P. Rajeev (Kerala)|P. Rajeev]]
|[[File:P rajeev.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Kalamassery (State Assembly constituency)|Kalamasseri]]
|[[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
|
* Law
*Industries (Including Industrial co-operatives)
*Commerce
*Mining and Geology
*Metal and MIneral Industries
*Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries
*Handlooms and Textiles
*Khadi and Village Industries
*Coir
*Cashew Industry
*Sugar and Jaggery Industries
*Plantation Directorate
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|6
|[[P. A. Mohammed Riyas]]
|[[File:Mohammed-riyas som.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Beypore (State Assembly constituency)|Beypore]]
|[[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
|
* Public Works Department
*Tourism
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|7
|[[Veena George]]
|[[File:Minister Veena George.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Aranmula (State Assembly constituency)|Aranmula]]
|[[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]
|
* Health
*Family Welfare
*Medical Education
*Medical University
*Indigenous Medicine
*AYUSH
*Drugs Control
*Woman & Child Welfare
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|8
|[[V. Sivankutty]]
|[[File:Shivankutty.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|
* General Education
*Literacy Movement
*Labour
*Employment and Training
*Skills, Rehabilitation
*Factories and Boilers
*Insurance Medical Service
*Industrial Tribunals
*Labour Courts
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|9
|[[Roshy Augustine]]
|[[File:Roshy Augustine.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Idukki (State Assembly constituency)|Idukki]]
|[[Idukki district|Idukki]]
|
* Irrigation
*Command Area Development Authority
*Ground Water Department
*Water Supply and Sanitation
|[[Kerala Congress (M)|KC(M)]]
| bgcolor="#f79c14" |
|-
|10
|[[K. Krishnankutty]]
|[[File:K. Krishnankutty.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]]
|[[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
|
* Electricity
*ANERT
*Electric Power Generation and Distribution
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| bgcolor="#198035" |
|-
|11
|[[A. K. Saseendran]]
|[[File:A.K._Saseendran.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Elathur (State Assembly constituency)|Elathur]]
|[[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
|
* Forests
*Wild Life Protection
*Wetland and Mangrove Conservation
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| bgcolor="#1ca9c9" |
|-
|12
|[[Antony Raju]]
''(1st Term)'' 
Tentative to change with 
[[K.B. Ganesh Kumar]] 
''(2nd Term)''
|[[File:Antony_Raju.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|
* Road Transport
*Motor Vehicles
*Water Transport
|[[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress|JKC]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|13
|[[Ahamed Devarkovil]]
''(1st Term)'' 
Tentative to change with 
[[Ramachandran Kadannappalli]] 
''(2nd Term)''
|
|[[Kozhikode South (State Assembly constituency)|Kozhikode South]]
|[[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
|
* Ports
*Museums
*Archaeology
*Archives
|[[Indian National League|INL]]
| bgcolor="#21a329" |
|-
|14
|[[V. Abdurahiman]]
|[[File:Abdurahman.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Tanur (State Assembly constituency)|Tanur]]
|[[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
|
*
* Sports
*Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage
*Posts & Telegraphs
*Railways
|[[National Secular Conference|NSC]]
|bgcolor=#21a329|
|-
|15
|[[P. Prasad]]
|
|[[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)|Cherthala]]
|[[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]
|
* Agriculture
*Farmer Welfare Board (Karshaka Kshema Padhithi)
*Soil Survey & Soil Conservation
*Kerala Agriculture University
*Rice and Foodgrains Productions
*Sugarcane and Oilseeds Production
*Horticulture, Floriculture and Vegetable Production
*Apiculture and Bee Keeping
*Warehousing Corporation
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|bgcolor=Red|
|-
|16
|[[G. R. Anil]]
|[[File:Minister GR Anil.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Nedumangad]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|
* Food and Civil Supplies
*Consumer Affairs
*Legal Metrology
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|bgcolor=Red|
|-
|17
| [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]
|[[File:Radakrishnan.jpeg|100x100px]]
|[[Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)|Chelakkara]]
|[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|
* Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes
*Devaswoms
*Parliamentary Affairs
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|18
|[[V. N. Vasavan]]
|[[File:Vasavanmla.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Ettumanoor]]
|[[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
|
* Cooperation
* Registration
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|19
|[[J. Chinchu Rani]]
|
|[[Chadayamangalam (State Assembly constituency)|Chadayamangalam]]
|[[Kollam district|Kollam]]
|
* Animal Husbandry
*Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives
*Cattle Management
*Poultry Management
*Tannaries and Leather Works
*Zoos
*Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|bgcolor=Red|
|-
|20
|[[R. Bindu]]
|
|[[Irinjalakuda (State Assembly constituency)|Irinjalakuda]]
|[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|
* Collegiate Education
*Technical Education
*Universities (Except Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities)
*Entrance Examinations
*National Cadet Corps
*Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP)
*Social Justice
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|21
|[[Saji Cheriyan]]
|
|[[Chengannur (State Assembly constituency)|Chegannur]]
|[[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]
|
* Fisheries
*Harbour Engineering
*Fisheries University
*Culture
*Kerala State Film Development Corporation
*Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
*Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board
*Malayalam Language, Culture and Heritage Conservation
*Malayala Kala Sahithya Nataka Akademi
*Malayalam Art and Folklore
*Youth Affairs
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|}

== Chair & Chief Whip ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" style="font-size: 82%;"
|+
!'''S.No'''
! colspan="2" |'''Name'''
!'''Position'''
!'''Constituency'''
!'''District'''
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align: center;" |'''<big>Chair</big>'''
|-
|1
|[[M. B. Rajesh|M.B Rajesh]]
|[[File:M B Rajesh.JPG|100x100px]]
|Speaker
| [[Thrithala (State Assembly constituency)|Thrithala]]
| [[Palakkad]]
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
|2
|[[Chittayam Gopakumar]]
|[[File:Chittayam.jpg|100px]]
|Deputy Speaker
| [[Adoor (State Assembly constituency)|Adoor]]
|[[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" |'''<big>Chief Whip</big>'''
|-
|1
|[[N. Jayaraj]]
|[[File:N_Jayaraj.jpg|100x100px]]
|Chief Whip
|[[Kanjirappally (State Assembly constituency)|Kanjirappally]]
|[[Kottayam]]
|[[Kerala Congress (M)|KC(M)]]
|bgcolor="#f79c14" |
|}

== Swearing Ceremony ==
Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry took oath at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 20 May 2021 Thursday at 3:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]. The new Kerala state cabinet have 21 members including the chief minister. This time, the ruling [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] had decided to replace all sitting ministers. Before taking oath, all [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M]]) ministers offered prayers at the Martyrs Column in [[Alappuzha]]. The swearing ceremony took place in strict adherence to [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 protocol]]. Around 350 people attended the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Siju|first=V. S.|title=Swearing-in ceremony needs only Governor, officials, oath register|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/swearing-in-ceremony-needs-only-governor-officials-oath-register-1.5676779|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

* The Pinarayi Vijayan government’s decision to hold a swearing-in ceremony though under strict social distancing norms were criticed by IMA .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala govt to have 21-member cabinet; swearing-in ceremony of Pinarayi Vijayan, others to be held on May 20|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/kerala/article/kerala-govt-to-have-21-member-cabinet-swearing-in-ceremony-of-pinarayi-vijayan-others-to-be-held-on-may/758031|access-date=2021-05-18|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> The Kerala chapter of the Indian Medical Association had earlier urged the government to organise the swearing-in ceremony virtually.
* Former health minister [[K. K. Shailaja]], who tenured during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19]] crisis, is not a part of the new state cabinet, which is set to have freshers from [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] and [[Communist Party of India|CPI]], with CM [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] being the exception.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pinarayi 2.0: KK Shailaja dropped as CPM picks new faces in cabinet, CM's son-in-law included|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/18/pinarayi-20-kk-shailaja-dropped-as-cpm-picks-new-faces-in-cabinet-cms-son-in-law-included-2304127.html|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Shailaja garnered public attention after her involvement in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the initial phase of the pandemic in the state. She had previously worked on the containment of the [[Nipah virus]] in Kerala as well, in 2018 and 2019. Shailaja has received awards for her prompt action in tracking, isolation, and containment of the spread of the COVID-19. Many have taken to social media to express their displeasure over the exclusion of Shailaja from the cabinet. They opined that the role played by her in the victory of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] was commendable.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KK Shailaja, Ex-Minister Lauded For Covid Handling, Not In Kerala Cabinet|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kk-shailaja-former-kerala-health-minister-praised-for-covid-handling-not-part-of-new-state-cabinet-sources-2444038|access-date=2021-05-18|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Quint|first=The|date=2021-05-18|title=KK Shailaja, Who Led Kerala's COVID Fight, Axed From Next Cabinet|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/kk-shailaja-dropped-pinarayi-vijayan-cabinet|access-date=2021-05-18|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of Kerala ministers]]
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Kerala|Chief Ministers of Kerala]]
* [[History of Kerala]]
* [[List of current Indian chief ministers]]
* [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
* [[First Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Current Indian ministries}}

[[Category:Kerala ministries]]
[[Category:2021 in Indian politics]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) state ministries]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular) ministries]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Cabinets established in 2021]]

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