MENON, SHRI PANAMPILLI GOVINDA, M.A.. B.L., Cong., (Kerala—Mukundapuram—1967):  s. of Shri K. Krishna Menon: b. at Chalakudy, October 1. 1908; ed. at St. Thomas College, Trichur, St. Joseph’s  College, Trichinopoly and Law College, Madras; m. Shrimati K. Madhavi Amma: 5 s. and 2 d.; Lawyer; was elected to Cochin Legislature, 1935, 1938, 1945 and  1948; Minister of Food Cochin State, 1946; Prime Minister. Cochin State, 1946-47; Member, Constituent Assembly oil India and Provisional Parliament; Member, Union Constitution Committee & Steering Committee of Constituent Assembly; Education Minister, Travancore-Cochin, 1948—51; elected to Travancore-Cochin Legislature, 1952; Finance Minister, Travancore-Cochin, 1952—54; attended the I.L.O. Conference, Geneva, as Representative of Government of India, 1953; Chief Minister, Travancore-Cochin, 1955-56; Member, Third Finance Commission, 1961; Member, Third Lok Sabha, 1962—67; Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Belgrade, 1963; First Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings, 1964; Minister of Food, January, 1966; Leader, Indian Delegation to the F.A.O. Regional Conference, Seoul, 1966; Law Minister since March, 1967.

Social activities:  Trade Union work and library movement.

Hobby:  Writing.

Special interests:  Trade Unionism and Labour movement.

Travels abroad:  Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Britain, Japan and South Korea.

Publications:  Manual of Agricultural Income-Tax, Civil Procedure Code.

Permanent address:  ‘Panampilli House’, Pulleppadi Road, Ernakulam—8, Kerala State.