V. D. Satheesan

Vadasseri Damodaran Menon Satheesan (born 31 May 1964) is an Indian politician, lawyer and statesman who is serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala since May 2026. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Paravur in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2001. In the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he led the Congress-led UDF to a landslide victory, with the alliance securing 102 seats in the 140-member assembly and ending the CPI(M)-led LDF's decade-long rule in the state.

Image: Prime Minister's Office / Wikimedia Commons / GODL-India