P. G. N. Unnithan

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P. G. N. Unnithan
Diwan of Travancore
In office
19 August 1947 (1947-08-19) – 24 March 1948 (1948-03-24)
MonarchChithira Thirunal of Travancore
Preceded byC. P. Ramaswami Iyer
Succeeded byOffice abolished
(Pattom Thanu Pillai as Prime Minister of Travancore)
Personal details
Born1898 (1898)
Mavelikkara, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India)
Died5 April 1965(1965-04-05) (aged 66–67)
Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
SpouseBhargavi Amma
Alma materPresidency College, Madras
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionSub-Collector, Statesman

P. G. N. Unnithan (1898 – 5 April 1965) was the last diwan (prime minister) of independent Travancore. He succeeded C. P. Ramaswami Iyer on 20 August 1947 following the latter's resignation (subsequent to the attempt on Iyer's life at the Swathi Thirunal Music Academy on 25 July 1947). He chaired the Travancore Constitutional Reforms Committee. He relinquished office on 24 March 1948 when people's government led by Pattom Thanu Pillai as prime minister took over.[1]

  1. ^ Desai, Hari (27 February 2017). "Travancore: First to declare Independence". Retrieved 3 June 2017.