Panampilly Govinda Menon
Panampilly Govinda Menon | |
|---|---|
| Union Minister for Railways | |
| In office 4 November 1969 – 18 February 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Ram Subhag Singh |
| Succeeded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Member of Parliament for Mukundapuram | |
| In office 1962–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Narayankutty Menon |
| Succeeded by | A. C. George |
| 5th Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin | |
| In office 10 February 1955 – 23 March 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Pattom Thanu Pillai |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| 1st Prime Minister of Cochin | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 22 October 1947 | |
| Monarch | Kerala Varna VII |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | T. K. Nair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1906 Chalakudy, Kingdom of Cochin, British India |
| Died | 23 May 1970 (aged 63) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, Madras Law College |
Panampilly Govinda Menon (1 October 1906 – 23 May 1970) was an Indian politician, freedom fighter, and lawyer.
He was born in a village near Kathikkudam and completed graduation from St.Thomas College, Thrissur. He started his legal practice as a junior to Adv. M. C. Joseph. He was the first treasurer of Kerala Yukthivadi Sangham. He moved his practice to Ernakulam afterwards.
Later in the 1930s he became prominent in the politics of the Kingdom of Cochin and served briefly as the Prime Minister of Cochin state in 1947. After the union of Travancore and Cochin, he served as minister for education under Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai and minister for finance under A. J. John, Anaparambil. He was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin in 1955–1956. He represented Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1962 until his death. He became Union Minister for Law and Railways (1969–1970) and Minister of state for Food and Agriculture. He was also the political mentor of K. Karunakaran.
In 2006, the birth centenary celebrations of Panampilly Govinda Menon were inaugurated by the then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Later in his memory a college was built in Chalakudy named Panampilly Memorial Government College.