V. S. Achuthanandan

V. S. Achuthanandan
Achuthanandan in 2016
11th Chief Minister of Kerala
In office
18 May 2006 (2006-05-18) – 14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)
Preceded byOommen Chandy
Succeeded byOommen Chandy
4th Chairman of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission
In office
3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) – 30 January 2021 (2021-01-30)
Governor
Preceded byE. K. Nayanar[1]
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office
29 December 1985 (1985-12-29) – 12 June 2009 (2009-06-12)
Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Niyamasabha
In office
18 May 2011 (2011-05-18) – 25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
Preceded byOommen Chandy
Succeeded byRamesh Chennithala
ConstituencyMalampuzha
In office
17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) – 12 May 2006 (2006-05-12)
Preceded byA. K. Antony
Succeeded byOommen Chandy
ConstituencyMalampuzha
In office
1 March 1992 (1992-03-01) – 9 May 1996 (1996-05-09)
Preceded byE. K. Nayanar
Succeeded byA. K. Antony
ConstituencyMararikulam
Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala State Committee
In office
1980 (1980)–1992 (1992)
Preceded byE. K. Nayanar
Succeeded byE. K. Nayanar
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2001 (2001)–2021 (2021)
ConstituencyMalampuzha
In office
1991 (1991)–1996 (1996)
ConstituencyMararikulam
In office
1967 (1967)–1977 (1977)
ConstituencyAmbalappuzha
Personal details
Born
Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan

(1923-10-20)20 October 1923
Alleppey, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India)
Died21 July 2025(2025-07-21) (aged 101)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
ResidencePunnapra North, Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Websitewww.vsachuthanandan.in

Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan (20 October 1923 – 21 July 2025), popularly known by his initials V. S., was an Indian politician. He served as the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011. Achuthanandan was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M) Politburo from 1985 until July 2009.[2]

Achuthanandan turned 100 in October 2023.[3]

Achuthanandan died on 21 July 2025 at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, India from problems caused by cardiac arrest, aged 101.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "3rd Kerala ARC".
  2. ↑ "CPM drops VS from Politburo". The Indian Express. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Philip, Shaju (2023-10-20). "100 not out: Comrade V S Achuthanandan's long march". Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ↑ Sanyal, Anindita (2025-07-21). "VS Achuthanandan, Former Chief Minister Of Kerala, Dies At 101". NDTV. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan dies at 101". Press Trust of India. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

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