| Cliff House | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Traditional Kerala |
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Current tenants | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Construction started | 1939 |
| Completed | 1942 |
| Client | Chief Minister of Kerala |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Travancore Royal Maramath |
Cliff House is the official residence of the Chief Minister of Kerala, located at Nanthancode in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.[1] The Cliff House is part of Cliff House compound, which houses four other ministerial residences and is located within the state ministerial residential zone.
However, the house is a statutory-only official residence, as Indian laws and protocols do not stipulate that ministers live in any particular residence; rather the law defines the minister's actual residence, whether owned privately or by government, as the official residence. Cliff House is preferred as official residence by most of Chief Ministers of Kerala.
- ^ "Chief Minister". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.