P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja

Poosapati Sanjeevi Kumaraswamy Raja (8 July 1898 – 16 March 1957) was an Indian politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Madras Province from 6 April 1949 to 26 January 1950 and first Chief Minister of Madras State from 26 January 1950 to 10 April 1952 and Governor of Orissa between 1954 till 1956. He was born in Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu.

P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
4th Governor of Orissa
In office
10 February 1954  11 September 1956
Chief MinisterNabakrushna Choudhuri
Preceded bySaiyid Fazl Ali
Succeeded byBhim Sen Sachar
1st Chief Minister of Madras State
In office
26 January 1950  9 April 1952
GovernorKrishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byC. Rajagopalachari
ConstituencyLeader of Madras State Legislative Council
11th Prime Minister of Madras Province
In office
6 April 1949  26 January 1950
GovernorKrishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh
Preceded byO. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Poosapati Sanjeevi Kumarswamy Raja

(1898-07-08)8 July 1898
Rajapalayam, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died16 March 1957(1957-03-16) (aged 58)
Madras, Madras State, India
(present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Political partyIndian National Congress
ProfessionPolitician
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