P. Subbarayan
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Dr. Paramasivan Subbarayan |
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Dr. P. Subbarayan in 1934
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| Governor of Maharashtra | |
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In office 17 April 1962 – 6 October 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Sri Prakasa |
| Succeeded by | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| Union Minister for Transport and Communication | |
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In office 1959–1962 |
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| President | Rajendra Prasad |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Tiruchengode | |
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In office 1957–1962 |
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| President | Rajendra Prasad |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | S. Kandaswamy Baby |
| Succeeded by | K. Anbazhagan |
| India's Ambassador to Indonesia | |
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In office 1949–1951 |
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| Monarch | George VI of the United Kingdom (till 26 January 1950) |
| President | Rajendra Prasad (from 26 January 1950) |
| Governor-General | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (till 26 January 1950) |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Alagappan |
| Minister of Police and Home (Madras Presidency) | |
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In office 23 March 1947 – 1948 |
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| Premier | O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar |
| Governor | Archibald Edward Nye |
| Minister of Law and Education (Madras Presidency) | |
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In office 14 July 1937 – 29 October 1939 |
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| Premier | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
| Governor | John Erskine, Lord Erskine |
| Chief Minister of Madras Presidency | |
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In office 4 December 1926 – 27 October 1930 |
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| Governor |
George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen, |
| Preceded by | Raja of Panagal |
| Succeeded by | P. Munuswamy Naidu |
| Minister of Local Self-Government (Madras Presidency) | |
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In office 4 December 1926 – 27 October 1930 |
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| Premier | P. Subbarayan |
| Governor | Sir Norman Majoribanks (acting) |
| Preceded by | Raja of Panagal |
| Succeeded by | P. Munuswamy Naidu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 September 1889 Salem district, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 6 October 1962 (aged 73) Madras |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Radhabai Subbarayan |
| Children |
General P. P. Kumaramangalam, Gopal Kumaramangalam, Mohan Kumaramangalam, Parvathi Krishnan |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras, Oxford University, Dublin University |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Signature |  |
George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen,
George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen,
Paramasivan Subbarayan (11 September 1889 – 6 October 1962) was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, India's ambassador to Indonesia and Union Minister of Transport and Communications in Jawaharlal Nehru's government. He was the father of General P. P. Kumaramangalam who served as India's Chief of Army staff and politician Mohan Kumaramangalam. He was also the grandfather of INC and BJP politician and Union Minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam.
Subbarayan was born on 11 September 1889 in the family estate at Kumaramangalam, Salem district and had his education at Presidency College, Madras, University of Dublin, the University of London and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1922, he was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council. He served as the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 4 December 1926 to 27 October 1930.
In 1933, Subbarayan joined the Indian National Congress and served as the Minister of Law and Education in Rajaji's cabinet and the Minister of Police and Home in Ramaswamy Reddiar's cabinet. Subbarayan participated and was imprisoned in the Quit India Movement. He served as independent India's ambassador to Indonesia and as Union Minister from 1959 to 1962. Subbarayan died on 6 October 1962 at the age of 73. He was the Governor of Maharashtra at the time of his death.
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