P. Shiv Shankar

Punjala Shiv Shankar
12th Governor of Kerala
In office
12 November 1995 – 1 May 1996
Chief MinisterA. K. Antony
Preceded byB. Rachaiah
Succeeded byKhurshid Alam Khan
8th Governor of Sikkim
In office
21 September 1994 – 11 November 1995
Chief MinisterSanchaman Limboo
Pawan Kumar Chamling
Preceded byRadhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
Succeeded byK. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(Additional charge)
12th Minister of Law and Justice
In office
25 July 1987 – 14 February 1988
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byAshoke Kumar Sen
Succeeded byBindeshwari Dubey
In office
14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byS. N. Kacker
Succeeded byJagannath Kaushal
14th Minister of External Affairs
In office
12 May 1986 – 22 October 1986
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byBali Ram Bhagat
Succeeded byN. D. Tiwari
10th Minister of Power
In office
2 September 1982 – 31 December 1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byK. C. Pant
Succeeded byB. Shankaranand
20th Minister of Petroleum
In office
15 January 1982 – 31 December 1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byP. C. Sethi
Succeeded byNaval K. Sharma
Personal details
Born(1929-08-10)10 August 1929
Mamidipalli, Hyderabad State, British Raj
Died27 February 2017(2017-02-27) (aged 87)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress (till 2008, 2011 until his death)
Praja Rajyam Party (2008–2011)
SpouseDr. P. Lakshmibai
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materOsmania University

Punjala Shiv Shankar (10 August 1929 – 27 February 2017) was an Indian politician. He served as the Minister of External Affairs, Law, and Petroleum. He was a very influential minister in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's cabinets and was one of the most senior politicians in India. He also served as Governor of Sikkim from 1994 to 1995 and Governor of Kerala from 1995 to 1996.[1][2]

  1. ^ National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. "Biographical sketch of P. Shiv Shankar on Parliament of India website". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ India Today (24 March 2014). "P. Shiv Shanker: The most powerful man after the PM". Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.