P. Kakkan

P. Kakkan
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 MinisterPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byK. T. K. Thangamani
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
1946–1950
MonarchGeorge VI of the United Kingdom
Prime MinisterPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byNone
Personal details
Born18 June 1908
Thumbaipatti, Melur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died23 December 1981(1981-12-23) (aged 73)
Madras, India
Political partyCongress
SpouseSwarnam Parvathi Kakkan
ProfessionPolitician

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.