P. C. Alexander

P. C. Alexander
Governor of Maharashtra
In office 12 January 1993 – 13 July 2002
Chief Minister	Manohar Gajanan Joshi Narayan Tatu Rane Vilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded by	C Subramaniam
Succeeded by	Mohammed Fazal
Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office 17 February 1988 – 24 May 1990
Preceded by	Sundar Lal Khurana
Succeeded by	Sardar Surjit Singh Barnala
Governor of Goa
In office 19 July 1996 – 15 January 1998
Preceded by	Romesh Bhandari
Succeeded by	T. R. Satish Chandran
Personal details
Born	(1921-03-20)20 March 1921 Mavelikara, Travancore, British India
Died	10 August 2011(2011-08-10) (aged 90) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	University of Kerala Annamalai University
Profession	Retired IAS officer Politician

Padinjarethalakal Cherian Alexander (20 March 1921 – 10 August 2011) was an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1948 batch who served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and as the Governor of Maharashtra from 1993 to 2002. He was considered as a candidate for the post of the President of India in 2002. During his time in Maharashtra, he had additional charge of Goa from 1996 to 1998. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra as an independent candidate from 29 July 2002 to 2 April 2008.^[1]

His career included extended stints with the United Nations and India's Ministry of Commerce and his high-profile appointment as the powerful Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India during his years with Indira Gandhi. He also served as the Indian High Commissioner to the Court of St. James's.

His autobiography is Through the Corridors of Power. His other works include My years with Indira Gandhi, The Perils of Democracy, and India in the New Millennium.^[2]