Kailash Nath Katju

Kailash Nath Katju
3rd Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office 31 January 1957 – 11 March 1962
Preceded by	Bhagwantrao Mandloi
Succeeded by	Bhagwantrao Mandloi
4th Minister of Defence
In office 10 January 1955 – 30 January 1957
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Baldev Singh
Succeeded by	V. K. Krishna Menon
4th Minister of Home Affairs
In office 5 November 1951 – 10 January 1955
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	C. Rajagopalachari
Succeeded by	Govind Ballabh Pant
2nd Governor of West Bengal
In office 21 June 1948 – 1 November 1951
Chief Minister	Bidhan Chandra Roy
Preceded by	C. Rajagopalachari
Succeeded by	Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
1st Governor of Odisha
In office 15 August 1947 – 20 June 1948
Chief Minister	Harekrushna Mahatab
Preceded by	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Succeeded by	Asaf Ali
Personal details
Born	(1887-06-17)17 June 1887 Jaora, Jaora State, British India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died	17 February 1968(1968-02-17) (aged 80) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Rup Kishori
Children	5; including Shiva Nath Katju
Alma mater	Allahabad University
Occupation	Lawyer Politician

Kailash Nath Katju (17 June 1887 – 17 February 1968)^{[citation needed]} was a prominent politician of India. He was the Governor of Odisha and West Bengal, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, the Union Home Minister and the Union Defence Minister. He was also one of India's most prominent lawyers. He was part of some of the most notable cases of his times, including the Indian National Army trials. Katju joined the Indian independence movement early on and spent several years incarcerated with fellow independence activists for his activities.