M. N. Govindan Nair

M. N. Govindan Nair
M. N. Govindan Nair
Former Member of parliament
	In office; 1977–1979
Preceded by	V. K. Krishna Menon
Succeeded by	Neelalohithadasan Nadar
Constituency	Thiruvananthapuram
Minister for Transport & Electricity
	In office; 25 September 1971 – 25 March 1977
Preceded by	K. M. George
Succeeded by	P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Minister for Agriculture & Electricity
	In office; 6 March 1967 – 21 October 1969
Preceded by	E. P. Poulose
Succeeded by	O. Koran
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1970–1977
Preceded by	D. D. Potti
Succeeded by	E. Chandrasekharan Nair
Constituency	Chadayamangalam
	In office; 1967–1970
Preceded by	K. Krishna Pillai
Succeeded by	K. Krishna Pillai
Constituency	Punalur
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1962–1967
Constituency	Kerala
Secretary of the Communist Party of India, Kerala State Committee
	In office; 1956–1959
Preceded by	C. Achutha Menon
Succeeded by	E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Member of Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1952–1954
Personal details
Born	10 December 1910; Pandalam, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Died	27 November 1984 (aged 73)
Political party	Communist Party of India
Spouse(s)	Devaki
Children	1 Son, 1 Daughter

M. N. Govindan Nair (10 December 1910 – 27 November 1984), popularly known as MN, was an Indian communist politician born in Pandalam, in Pathanamthitta district, India. He is known as "Kerala Khrushchev".

Political life

M.N. began his public life by involving himself anti-caste struggles taking place in the locality. He was also associated with Nair Service Society in his early days. M.N's political life got a fillip when he visited Wardha, and met with many national leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru. Later he joined the communist movement in Kerala.

He was one of the foremost leaders of the Communist Party of India (CPI). He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), and it was under his Secretaryship that CPI came to power in the 1957 General Elections in Kerala which made the path for the E.M.S. Namboothiripad Ministry of 1957–1959. In 1964 when Communist Party split he remained in the CPI. He was Member of Parliament, and served as the Minister of Kerala. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in the General Elections of 1967 from Punalur Constituency and re-elected to the Assembly from Chadayamangalam Constituency in 1971 General Election. He undertook portfolios like Minister for Agriculture, Transport, Electricity and Housing in the Fourth Kerala Legislative Assembly in the C. Achutha Menon Government from 4 October 1970 to 25 March 1977. M.N. was responsible for launching the 'laksham veedu' project, aimed at providing housing for the under privileged.[1] In his respect, the scheme is now named after him.

References

"Kerala's First Government : Pro-Bill Procession. Trivandrum, August 28". Information and Public Relations department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
"Ministries Since 1957 (After the formation of Kerala State)". Information and Public Relations department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
"Members of Previous Assembly > Fourth Kerala Legislative Assembly (1970 - 1977)". Kerala Legislature. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

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