E. K. Nayanar

E. K. Nayanar
9th Chief Minister of Kerala
In office
20 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Preceded byA. K. Antony
Succeeded byA. K. Antony
In office
26 March 1987 – 17 June 1991
Preceded byK. Karunakaran
Succeeded byK. Karunakaran
In office
25 January 1980 – 20 October 1981
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byK. Karunakaran
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byP. Kunhan
Succeeded byA. K. Gopalan
ConstituencyPalakkad
Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1981–1987
Preceded byK. Karunakaran
Succeeded byK. Karunakaran
ConstituencyMalampuzha
In office
1991–1992
Preceded byK. Karunakaran
Succeeded byV. S. Achuthanandan
ConstituencyThrikkarippur
Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala State Committee
In office
1972–1980
Preceded byC. H. Kanaran
Succeeded byV. S. Achuthanandan
In office
1992–1996
Preceded byV. S. Achuthanandan
Succeeded byChadayan Govindan
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office
9 January 1992 – 19 May 2004
Personal details
Born(1919-12-09)9 December 1919
Kalliasseri, Madras Presidency, British India
(Now in Kerala, India)
Died19 May 2004(2004-05-19) (aged 85)
Delhi, India
Cause of deathHeart and Kidney failure
Resting placePayyambalam Beach, Kannur, Kerala
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
As of 2 November, 2007
Source: Government of Kerala

Erambala Krishnan Nayanar (9 December 1919 – 19 May 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the 9th chief minister of Kerala from 1980 to 1981, 1987 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2001. He served in that position for a total of 10 years, 11 months and 22 days, thus making him the longest-served Chief Minister of Kerala. He was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).