| Cabinet Name: | P. K. Vasudevan Nair Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 9th |
| Jurisdiction: | Kerala |
| Incumbent: | 1978-79 |
| Date Formed: | 29 October 1978 |
| Date Dissolved: | 7 October 1979 |
| Government Head: | P. K. Vasudevan Nair |
| Opposition Leader: | K. Karunakaran |
| Previous: | First A. K. Antony ministry |
| Successor: | C. H. Mohammed Koya ministry |
| Election: | 1977 |
The P. K. Vasudevan Nair Ministry[1] (29 October 1978 – 7 October 1979)[2] was a short-lived ministry of the Kerala Legislative Assembly led by Communist Party of India Leader P. K. Vasudevan Nair.[3]
P. K. Vasudevan Nair took charge as the Chief Minister of Kerala 29 October 1978. However, he tendered his resignation on 7 October 1979.[4]
| Minister | Ministry | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Chief Minister | ||
| 2a | J. Chitharanjan | Minister for Public Health | Resigned w.e.f. 18 November 1978 | |
| 2b | K.P. Prabhakaran | Minister for Public Health | Assumed office on 18 November 1978 | |
| 3a | Kanthalot Kunhambu | Minister for Forests | Resigned w.e.f. 18 November 1978 | |
| 3b | P. S. Sreenivasan | Minister for Industries and Forests | Assumed office on 18 November 1978 | |
| 4 | Damodaran Kalassery | Minister for Harijan Welfare and Community Development | ||
| 5 | A.L. Jacob | Minister for Agriculture | ||
| 6 | M.K. Raghavan | Minister for Labour and Housing | ||
| 7 | S. Varadarajan Nair | Minister for Finance | ||
| 8 | K. Avukaderkutty Naha | Minister for Local Administration | Assumed office on 9 December 1978 | |
| 9 | C.H. Mohammed Koya | Minister for Education | ||
| 10 | T.S. John | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | ||
| 11 | K.M. Mani | Minister for Home Affairs | Resigned w.e.f 26 July 1979 | |
| 12 | K. Narayana Kurup | Minister for Transport | ||
| 13 | Baby John | Minister for Revenue and Co-operation | ||
| 14 | K. Pankajakshan | Minister for Public Works and Sports |