Who's Who of Kerala 2026
Jan 2026|🟢Current|3 min read|56 entries
Key Takeaway
erala Current Affairs: 2026 Key Officeholder Update for PSC Exam Prep.
Who's Who of Kerala 2026(56)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Who's Who of Kerala 2026Executive & LegislativeGovernor | 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* |
| Chief Principal Secretary To CM | K.M. Abraham* |
| Private Secretary to Chief Minister of Kerala | K.K. Ragesh* |
| JudiciaryKerala 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* |
| CommissionsChief 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 CommissionChairman | P. Sathidevi(Last -M. C. Josephine)* |
| Chairman ofKerala 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 ofKerala 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 & SecurityDirector 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 AcademiesChairman ofKerala State Chalachitra Academy | Resul Pookutty* |
| Vice Chairman ofKerala 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 & MDsKerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) Chairman | Biju Prabhakar* |
| Higher Education Secretary of Kerala | Ishita Roy* |
| Director ofKudumbashree | H. Dineshan* |
| Director of the Kerala State Literacy Mission (KSLMA) | A. G. Oleena* |
| Managing Director of Kochi Metro | Loknath Behera* |
| President ofKerala Bank | Gopi Kottamurikkal* |
| Vice-PresidentofKerala 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 UniversityK.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 MetrologyP. 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.📌Read More:Who's Who: India 2026Vice-chancellors of Universities of KeralaList of Indian States: Capitals, Chief Ministers & Governors 2026📝 SideNotes:First female Chief Secretary of Kerala – Padma Ramachandran (1990).** Updated according to current statistics as of January 2026* |
Who's Who of Kerala 2026Executive & LegislativeGovernor*
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
Chief Principal Secretary To CM*
K.M. Abraham
Private Secretary to Chief Minister of Kerala*
K.K. Ragesh
JudiciaryKerala 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
CommissionsChief 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 CommissionChairman*
P. Sathidevi(Last -M. C. Josephine)
Chairman ofKerala 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 ofKerala 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 & SecurityDirector 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 AcademiesChairman ofKerala State Chalachitra Academy*
Resul Pookutty
Vice Chairman ofKerala 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 & MDsKerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) Chairman*
Biju Prabhakar
Higher Education Secretary of Kerala*
Ishita Roy
Director ofKudumbashree*
H. Dineshan
Director of the Kerala State Literacy Mission (KSLMA)*
A. G. Oleena
Managing Director of Kochi Metro*
Loknath Behera
President ofKerala Bank*
Gopi Kottamurikkal
Vice-PresidentofKerala 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 UniversityK.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 MetrologyP. 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.📌Read More:Who's Who: India 2026Vice-chancellors of Universities of KeralaList of Indian States: Capitals, Chief Ministers & Governors 2026📝 SideNotes:First female Chief Secretary of Kerala – Padma Ramachandran (1990).** Updated according to current statistics as of January 2026
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