M. V. Govindan Master | |
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| Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan |
| Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan |
| Minister for Local Self Governments and Excise, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 20 May 2021 – 5 September 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Preceded by | A. C. Moideen (Local Self Governments) T. P. Ramakrishnan (Excise) |
| Succeeded by | M. B. Rajesh |
| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | James Mathew |
| Constituency | Taliparamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1953 Morazha, Kannur, Kerala |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | P. K. Shyamala |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | K. Kunjambu M. V. Madhavi |
| Alma mater | Government College of Physical Education, Kozhikode |
M. V. Govindan, popularly known as Govindan Master, is an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and is the current Kerala State Secretary and the party's Politburo member since 2022. He previously served as the State Minister for Local self-governments and Excise in the Second Vijayan Ministry from 2021 to 2022.