P. Shiv Shankar

P. Shiv Shankar was born on 10 August 1929 in Mamidipalli, District of Hyderabad, British India (Now in Telangana, India) to the Late Shri P. Bashiah. He studied B.A. at Hindu College, Amritsar and LL.B. at Law College, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He was married to Dr. (Smt.) P. Lakshmibai on 2 June 1955. He has two sons and one daughter.

He served as the Minister of External Affairs, Law, and Petroleum. He was a very influential minister in Indira Gandhi’s and Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinets and was one of the most senior politicians in India. He served as the Governor of Sikkim from 1994 to 1995.