Third Karunakaran ministry

Third K. Karunakaran Ministry

13th Cabinet of Kerala
1982-1987
Third Karunakaran Ministry in 1983
Date formed24 May 1982
Date dissolved25 March 1987
People and organisations
Head of governmentK. Karunakaran
Member parties  UDF
Status in legislatureMajority
77 / 140 (55%)
Opposition party  LDF
Opposition leaderE. K. Nayanar
History
Election1982
PredecessorSecond Karunakaran ministry
SuccessorSecond Nayanar ministry

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.

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 28 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.