P. P. Thankachan

{{Short description|Indian politician from Kerala}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = P. P. Thankachan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|07|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Angamali, (present day Ernakulam, Kerala, India)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Indian

| office1 = President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

| predecessor1 = K. Muraleedharan

| successor1 = Thennala Balakrishna Pillai

| term1 = 2004

| office2 = Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala

| term_start2 = 3 May 1995

| term_end2 = 9 May 1996

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = A. K. Antony

| predecessor2 = P. P. George

| successor2 = V. K. Rajan

| office3 = Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly

| term_start3 = 1 July 1991

| term_end3 = 2 May 1995

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = K. Karunakaran

| predecessor3 = Varkala Radhakrishnan

| successor3 = Therambil Ramakrishnan

| office4 = Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 1982

| term_end4 = 2001

| constituency4 = Perumbavoor

| predecessor4 = P.R. Sivan

| successor4 = Saju Paul

| party = Indian National Congress

}}

P. Paulose Thankachan (born 29 July 1939, at Angamali in Ernakulam District) is an Indian politician

who belongs to the Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982 and also in the subsequent Assemblies of 1987, 1991 and 1996, all from Perumbavoor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m682.htm|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/i-am-competent-to-continue-as-udf-convenor-says-p-p-thankachan-1.2859750|title=I am competent to continue as UDF convenor, says P P Thankachan|website=Mathrubhumi}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/070916/congress-divided-over-k-babu-issue.html|title=Congress divided over K Babu issue|date=September 7, 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}