| Name | Duration | Party |
|---|
| Shri E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Apr 5, 1957 - Jul 31, 1959 | CPI |
| President's Rule | Jul 31, 1959 - Feb 22, 1960 | |
| Shri Pattom Thanupillai | Feb 22, 1960 - Sep 26, 1962 | Praja Socialist Party |
| Shri R. Sankar | Sep 26, 1962 - Sep 10, 1964 | INC |
| President's Rule | Sep 10, 1964 - Mar 6, 1967 | |
| Shri E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Mar 6, 1967 - Nov 1, 1969 | CPM |
| Shri C. Achutha Menon | Nov 1, 1969 - Aug 1, 1970 | CPI |
| President's Rule | Aug 1, 1970 - Oct 4, 1970 | |
| Shri C. Achutha Menon | Oct 4, 1970 - Mar 25, 1977 | CPI |
| Shri K. Karunakaran | Mar 25, 1977 - Apr 25, 1977 | INC |
| Shri A.K. Antony | Apr 27, 1977 - Oct 27, 1978 | INC |
| Shri P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Oct 29, 1978 - Oct 7, 1979 | CPI |
| Shri C. H. Mohammed Koya | Oct 12, 1979 - Dec 1, 1979 | MUL |
| President's Rule | Dec 1, 1979 - Jan 25, 1980 | |
| Shri E. K. Nayanar | Jan 25, 1980 - Oct 20, 1981 | CPM |
| Shri K. Karunakaran | Dec 28, 1981 - Mar 17, 1982 | INC |
| Shri K. Karunakaran | May 24, 1982 - Mar 25, 1987 | INC |
| Shri E. K. Nayanar | Mar 26, 1987 - Jun 17, 1991 | CPM |
| Shri K. Karunakaran | Jun 24, 1991 - Mar 16, 1995 | INC |
| Shri A. K. Antony | Mar 22, 1995 - May 9, 1996 | INC |
| Shri E. K. Nayanar | May 20, 1996 - May 13, 2001 | CPM |
| Shri A. K. Antony | May 17, 2001 - Aug 29, 2004 | INC |
| Shri Oommen Chandy | Aug 31, 2004 - May 18, 2006 | INC |
| Shri V.S. Achuthanandan | May 18, 2006 - May 14, 2011 | CPM |
| Shri Oommen Chandy | May 18, 2011 - May 25, 2016 | INC |
| Pinarayi Vijayan | May 25, 2016 - Present | CPM |
