C. Achutha Menon

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C. Achutha Menon
4th Chief Minister of Kerala
In office 4 October 1970 – 25 March 1977
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	K. Karunakaran
In office 1 November 1969 – 1 August 1970
Preceded by	E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Succeeded by	President's rule
Minister of Finance of Kerala
In office 5 April 1957 – 31 August 1959
Chief Minister	E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Member of the Rajya Sabha for Kerala
In office 1968–1970
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office 1970–1977
Constituency	Kodakara
In office 1970–1970
Constituency	Kottarakkara
In office 1960–1964
In office 1957–1959
Constituency	Irinjalakuda
Secretary of the Communist Party of India, Kerala State Committee
In office 1962–1968
Preceded by	E. M. S. Namboothiripad
Succeeded by	S. Kumaran
In office 1949–1956
Preceded by	P. Krishna Pillai
Succeeded by	M. N. Govindan Nair
Member of Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly
In office 1952–1953
Personal details
Born	(1913-01-13)13 January 1913 Puthukkad, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
Died	16 August 1991(1991-08-16) (aged 78) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political party	Communist Party of India
Spouse	Ammini Amma
Children	Sathi, Radha, Ramankutty
Residence(s)	Thrissur, Kerala
Alma mater	Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
As of 26 January, 2009 Source: Legislators of Kerala

Chelat Achutha Menon (13 January 1913 – 16 August 1991) was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 4th Chief Minister of Kerala from November 1969 to August 1970 and again from October 1970 to 1977. He is viewed as one of the most influential Chief Ministers of Kerala.^[1]