| No. | Name | From | To | Term | Party |
| 1 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 05-Apr-57 | 31-Jul-59 | 1 | Communist Party of India |
| 2 | Pattom Thanupillai | 22-Feb-60 | ######## | 1 | Praja Socialist Party |
| 3 | R. Sankar | 26-Sep-62 | ######## | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 06-Mar-67 | 01-Nov-69 | 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 5 | C. Achutha Menon | 01-Nov-69 | ######## | 1 | Communist Party of India |
| 6 | C. Achutha Menon | 04-Oct-70 | ######## | 2 |
| 7 | K. Karunakaran | 25-Mar-77 | 25-Apr-77 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | A.K. Antony | 27-Apr-77 | 27-Oct-78 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | 29-Oct-78 | 07-Oct-79 | 1 | Communist Party of India |
| 10 | C. H. Mohammed Koya | 12-Oct-79 | ######## | 1 | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 11 | E. K. Nayanar | 25-Jan-80 | 20-Oct-81 | 1 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 12 | K. Karunakaran | 28-Dec-81 | ######## | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | K. Karunakaran | 24-May-82 | ######## | 3 |
| 14 | E. K. Nayanar | 26-Mar-87 | 17-Jun-91 | 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 15 | K. Karunakaran | 24-Jun-91 | ######## | 4 | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | A. K. Antony | 22-Mar-95 | ######## | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | E. K. Nayanar | 20-May-96 | ######## | 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 18 | A. K. Antony | 17-May-01 | ######## | 3 | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Oommen Chandy | 31-Aug-04 | ######## | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | V.S. Achuthanandan | 18-May-06 | ######## | 1 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 21 | Oommen Chandy | 18-May-11 | ######## | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Pinarayi Vijayan | 25-May-16 | ######## | 1 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 23 | Pinarayi Vijayan | 20-May-21 | | 2 |
