Who's Who of Kerala 2026

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Who's Who of Kerala 2026


Executive & Legislative


  • Governor – Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
  • Chief Minister – Pinarayi Vijayan.
  • Speaker –  A. N. Shamseer.
  • Deputy Speaker –  Chittayam Gopakumar.
  • Pro-tem Speaker –  Adv P.T.A. Rahim.
  • Chief Secretary (50th) – A. Jayathilak.
  • Opposition Leader –  V.D. Satheesan.
  • Deputy Opposition Leader –  P. K. Kunhalikutty.
  • Secretary of Kerala Legislative Assembly – Dr. N. Krishna Kumar.
  • Advocate General – K. Gopalakrishna Kurup. 
  • Chief Principal Secretary To CM –  K.M. Abraham.
  • Private Secretary to Chief Minister of Kerala – K.K. Ragesh.

Judiciary


  • Kerala High Court Chief Justice – Justice Soumen Sen. ***
  • Lokayukta of Kerala – Justice N. Anil Kumar.
  • Upa-Lokayuktas – Justice Shircy V. & Justice Ashok Menon.
  • Kerala Administrative Tribunal Chairman –  Justice C. K. Abdul Rehim.

Commissions


  • Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala – Pranabjyoti Nath.
  • State Election Commissioner – A. Shajahan. 
  • Chief Information Commissioner – V. Hari Nair.
  • Human Rights Commission Chairman – Justice Alexander Thomas.
  • Kerala Women's Commission Chairman – P. Sathidevi (Last - M. C. Josephine).
  • Chairman of Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) – K.V. Manoj Kumar.
  • Chairman of the Kerala Public Service Commission – Dr. M.R. Baiju.
  • 7th Kerala State Finance Commission Chairman – Prof. K. N. Harilal.
  • Chairman of Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) – Justice B Sudheendra Kumar.
  • State Planning Commission Chairman – Chief Minister (Pinarayi Vijayan).
    •  Vice-Chairman – Prof. V. K. Ramachandran.
  • Chairman of Kerala State Youth Commission – M. Shajar.

Police & Security


  • Director General of Police – Dr. Shaik Darvesh Saheb.
  • Kerala State Intelligence Chief – P. Vijayan. 
  • Director of Vigilance Department – Yogesh Gupta.
  • Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department – K. Padmakumar.
  • Commandant of Ezhimala Indian Naval Academy – Vice Admiral C.R. Praveen Nair.

Culture & Sports Academies


  • Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy – Resul Pookutty.
  • Vice Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy – Kuku Parameswaran.
  • Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation – K. Madhu.
  • Chairman of K.R. Narayanan Film Institute  of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA) – Saeed Akhtar Mirza.
  • President of Kerala Sahitya Akademi – Prof. K. Satchidanandan.
  • Director of the Kerala Bhasha Institute – Dr. M. Sathyan.
  • Chairman of Kerala Lalithakala Academy – Murali Cheeroth.
  • Chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi – Mattannoor Sankarankutty.
    • Secretary – Karivellur Murali.
  • Chairman of Kerala Folklore Academy – O.S. Unnikrishnan.
  • President of Kerala Cricket Association – Jayesh George.
  • President of Kerala State Sports Council – U. Sharaf Ali.

Other Key Departments & MDs


  • Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) Chairman – Biju Prabhakar.
  • Higher Education Secretary of Kerala – Ishita Roy.
  • Director of Kudumbashree – H. Dineshan.
  • Director of the Kerala State Literacy Mission (KSLMA) – A. G. Oleena.
  • Managing Director of Kochi Metro – Loknath Behera.
  • President of Kerala Bank – Gopi Kottamurikkal.
    • Vice-President of Kerala Bank – MK Kannan.

Kerala Council of Ministers (2026)


  • Kerala Council of Ministers – 
    • R. Bindu – Social Justice, Higher Education, Universities, Technical Education, Collegiate Education, NCC.
    • Veena George – Health, Women and Child Development.
    • J. Chinchurani – Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Dairy Cooperatives, Zoos, Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
    • K.B. Ganesh Kumar – Transport, Motor Vehicles, KSRTC, State Water Transport Department.
    • K. N. Balagopal – Finance, Taxes, National Savings, Stores Purchase, Commercial Taxes, Treasuries.Lotteries, State Audit, Kerala Financial Corporation, KSFE, State Insurance, Stamps &Stamp Duties.
    • V. Sivankutty – Employment, General Education.
    • A. K. Sashindran – Forest, Wild life Protection.
    • P. A. Muhammad Riaz – Tourism, Public Works.
    • K. Krishnankutty – Electricity, ANERT, Power Department.
    • V. N. Vasavan – Devaswom, Ports, Cooperation.
    • G. R. Anil – Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology
    • P. Prasad – Agriculture, Soil Survey & Soil Conservation, Warehousing Corporation, Kerala Agricultural University.
    • Ramachandran Kadannapally – Registration, Museums, Archaeology & Archives.
    • K. Rajan – Land Revenue, Survey and Land Records, Land Reforms, Housing.
    • Saji Cherian – Culture, Fisheries, Youth Affairs, Harbor Engineering, Fisheries University, Kerala State Film Academy, Kerala State Film Development Corporation, Kerala State Cultural Workers Welfare Board.
    • P. Rajiv – Law, Industry, Commerce, Mining, Geology, Handloom, Textiles, Khadi, Village Industries, Coir, Cashew Industry, Plantation Directorate.
    • M. B. Rajesh – Local Self-Government, Panchayats, Municipalities, Corporations, Rural Development, Excise, Town Planning, Local Development Authorities, Kila, Parliamentary Affairs.
    • V. Abdur Rahiman – Sports, Waqf, Haj Pilgrimage, Post & Telegraph, Railways, Minority Welfare.
    • Roshi Augustine – Water Resources, Irrigation, Command Area Development Authority, Ground Water, Water Supply and Sanitation.
    • O. R. Kelu – Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.


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📝 SideNotes:
  • First female Chief Secretary of Kerala – Padma Ramachandran (1990).

** Updated according to current statistics as of January 2026.


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