H. V. Hande

H V Hande
Minister for Health, Tamil Nadu
In office
9 June 1980 – 21 October 1986
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Preceded byR. Soundararajan
Succeeded byP. U. Shanmugam
1st Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byV. R. Nedunchezhiyan and R. M. Veerappan
Personal details
Born (1927-11-28) 28 November 1927
OccupationMedical practitioner, politician

H. V. Hande (born 28 November 1927) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was associated with Swatantra Party, AIADMK and BJP and was considered a close ally of C. Rajagopalachari and M. G. R. He was legislator five times and was Health Minister in Tamil Nadu for two terms. He has also written books on Ramayana and Dr. Ambedkar.