The Seventh Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in K. Karunakaran's third ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Indian National Congress leader K. Karunakaran from 24 May 1982 to 25 March 1987. It comprised 18 ministers, all belonging to the United Democratic Front. The ministry was formed in the aftermath of the victory of the United Democratic Front in the 1982 assembly elections.
Third K. Karunakaran Ministry | |
|---|---|
| 13th Cabinet of Kerala | |
| 1982-1987 | |
 Third Karunakaran Ministry in 1983 | |
| Date formed | 24 May 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 25 March 1987 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | K. Karunakaran |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Second Karunakaran ministry |
| Successor | Second Nayanar ministry |
Indian Union Muslim League Leader C.H. Mohammed Koya was sworn as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, a post he continued to hold until his untimely demise on 28th September 1983. Fellow party leader K. Avukaderkutty Naha was sworn in as the 3rd (and as of now the last) Deputy Chief Minister on 24 October 1983 and held the post until the dissolution of the ministry.
The Ministry underwent periodic reshuffling in 1983 and 1986.
Ministers
| Minister | Ministry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Karunakaran | Chief Minister | |
| 2a | C.H. Mohammed Koya | Deputy Chief Minister | Expired on 28 September 1983 |
| 2b | K. Avukaderkutty Naha | Deputy Chief Minister | Assumed office on 24 October 1983 |
| 3 | K. K. Balakrishnan | Minister for Transport | Resigned w.e.f. 29 August 1983 |
| 3 | N Sundaran Nadar | Minister for Transport | Assumed office on 1 September 1983 |
| 4 | M. P. Gangadharan | Minister for Irrigation | Resigned w. e. f. 12 March 1986 |
| 5a | C.V. Padmarajan | Minister for Community Development | Resigned w. e. f. 29 August 1983 |
| 5b | P.K. Velayudhan | Minister for Community Development | Assumed office on 1 September 1983 |
| 6a | P. Cyriac John | Minister for Agriculture | Resigned w.e.f. 29 August 1983 |
| 6b | A.L. Jacob | Minister for Agriculture | Assumed office on 1 September 1983 |
| 7 | K. P. Nooruddin | Minister for Forests | |
| 8 | Vayalar Ravi | Minister for Home Affairs | Resigned w.e.f. 24 May 1986 |
| 9 | E. Ahamed | Minister for Industries | |
| 10 | U.A. Beeran | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | |
| 10 | T.M. Jacob | Minister for Education | |
| 11 | P.J. Joseph | Minister for Revenue | |
| 11 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister for Electricity | Resigned w. e. f. 5 June 1985 and again assumed office on 25 May 1986 |
| 12a | K. M. Mani | Minister for Finance and Law | |
| 12b | Thachady Prabhakaran | Minister for Finance | Assumed office on 5 June 1986 and Resigned w.e.f. 5 March 1987 |
| 13 | M. Kamalam | Minister for Co-operation | |
| 14a | K.G.R. Kartha | Minister for Health | Resigned w.e.f. 29 August 1983 |
| 14b | K.P. Ramachandran Nair | Minister for Health | Assumed office on 1 September 1983 and resigned w.e.f. 29 May 1985 |
| 15 | N. Sreenivasan | Minister for Excise | |
| 16 | K. Sivadasan | Minister for Labour | |
| 17 | C.M. Sundaram | Minister for Local Administration and Revenue | |
| 18 | Ramesh Chennithala | Minister for Rural Development | Assumed office on 5 June 1986 |