P. Kakkan | |
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| Minister for Home Affairs (Madras state) | |
| In office 3 October 1963 – 5 March 1967 | |
| Minister of Agriculture (Madras state) | |
| In office 13 March 1962 – 3 October 1963 | |
| Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Samayanallur | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Minister of Public Works (Madras state) | |
| In office 13 April 1957 – 13 March 1962 | |
| Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Melur | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Madurai | |
| In office 1951–1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | K. T. K. Thangamani |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1950 | |
| Monarch | George VI of the United Kingdom |
| Prime Minister | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1908 Thumbaipatti, Melur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 23 December 1981 (aged 73) Madras, India |
| Political party | Congress |
| Spouse | Swarnam Parvathi Kakkan |
| Profession | Politician |
P. Kakkan (18 June 1908 – 23 December 1981) or fondly known as Kakkan, was an Indian politician and freedom fighter who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of Parliament, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and in various ministerial posts in Congress governments in the erstwhile Madras state between 1957 and 1967.