R. Doraikkannu

Thiru Doraikkannu
Minister for Agriculture
In office
23 May 2016  31 October 2020
Chief Minister
Preceded byR. Vaithilingam
Succeeded byK. P. Anbalagan
ConstituencyPapanasam
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2006  31 October 2020
Chief Minister
Preceded byM. Ramkumar
ConstituencyPapanasam
Personal details
Born(1948-03-28)28 March 1948
Rajagiri, Madras State, Dominion of India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died31 October 2020(2020-10-31) (aged 72)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Children6
EducationBachelor of Arts

Thiru R. Doraikkannu (28 March 1948 – 31 October 2020) was an Indian politician and member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Papanasam constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He won his seats from Papanasam in the 2006, 2011 and 2016 elections.

J. Jayalalithaa appointed Doraikkannu as Minister for Agriculture in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.