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Pinarayi Vijayan

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  • Born 24 May 1945
  • Age 79
  • Birth Place Pinarayi, Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India, (present Day, Kannur, Kerala, India, )
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
  • In Office Minister For Electricity, Kerala 20 May 1996 - 19 October 1998, Minister Of Co-operatives, Kerala 20 May 1996 - 19 October 1998, Secretary Of The Communist Party Of India (Marxist), Kerala State Committee 25 September 1998 - 23 February 2015
  • Residence Cliff House, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Pinarayi Vijayan BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
The LDF government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assumed office for its second consecutive term on May 20, 2021 after Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to Vijayan and his 20 cabinet colleagues at an event at the central stadium. Vijayan, who is the first Chief M...

Pinarayi Vijayan PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse T. Kamala ​(1979), ​
Education Government Brennen College, Thalassery (BA)

POSITIONS HELD BY Pinarayi Vijayan

Position Tenure
Chief Minister of Kerala 25 May 2016 - Present
Member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly 21 May 2016 - 3 May 2021
Member of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly 3 May 2021 - Present

PINARAYI VIJAYAN NEWS

Thaw in Govt-Governor relations? Kerala CM releases journal at Raj Bhavan, no Bharat Mata portrait at event

September 29, 2025 7:27 am

State ministers have boycotted events with the Governor in the past, objecting to his insistence on using portraits of Bharat Mata at functions.

Congress poser to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: Why are you silent on SIR when all other Opposition CMs have reacted?

September 27, 2025 7:21 am

K C Venugopal said, “SIR of voters’ list on the eve of elections is an issue that all parties, including the CPI(M), in the INDIA bloc oppose. All the Chief Ministers in the INDIA bloc had reacted against SIR. The only Chief Minister who is silent on the matter is Pinarayi Vijayan.”

At Ayyappa Sangamam, Pinarayi Vijayan takes on critics: ‘The only true devotees can do this’

September 21, 2025 10:29 am

This comes at a time when the BJP and the Sangh Parivar organisations have come out against the event, questioning the political motive of Vijayan’s Left Democratic Front government.

Kerala govt’s global Ayyappa meet clears court hurdle — with some conditions

September 12, 2025 7:27 am

The High Court dismissed the petitions challenging the Global Ayyappa Sangamam, but laid down some conditions ‘in the larger interest of maintaining the sanctity of Sabarimala…’

CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates construction of tunnel project near Wayanad landslide site

September 01, 2025 3:51 am

It will be the third longest road tunnel project in the country upon completion.

Kerala becomes ‘first’ digitally-literate state in India

August 21, 2025 7:44 pm

Back in 2023, the state government launched the ‘Digi Keralam-complete digital literary programme’ with the prime goal of taking the digital revolution to all sections of people, irrespective of their age, and help them avail its e-services.

On Modi’s praise for RSS, Kerala CM Pinarayi’s response: ‘Selecting I-Day to glorify those subservient to British insults freedom struggle’

August 17, 2025 3:18 am

‘Attempt to attribute parenthood of independence to RSS, which was banned post-assassination of Gandhi, and to V D Savarkar, who faced trial in the conspiracy, is a denial of history’

Court rejects clean chit to Kerala IPS officer: ‘Political executive has no role in inquiry’

August 16, 2025 5:33 am

'There is an invisible penetration by someone into the inquiry that leads to the preparation of a report favourable to the suspected officer,' the court said

Stand united against forces trying to divide India: Pinarayi Vijayan

August 16, 2025 4:15 am

Vijayan further said that in the decades since independence, India has upheld democracy, except during a short time, and this was the country's biggest achievement, as it has seen some of its neighbouring countries turning into military or puppet regimes.

Kerala Governor’s order to observe ‘Partition horror day’ is latest flashpoint with state govt

August 12, 2025 2:01 am

Governor is the ex-officio Chancellor of all the universities in the state.

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