R. Prabhu (born 31 May 1947) was an Indian National Congress member of Parliament in India,^[1] representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from Nilgiris five times since 1980 and one time Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi cabinet.

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R. Prabhu
Minister of State for Agriculture Minister of State for chemicals and Fertilizers Government of India
In office 16 April 1987 – 23 March 1989
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha Nilgiris
In office 2004–2009
In office 1980–1996
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Born	(1947-05-31) 31 May 1947 (age 76) Madras, British Raj
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Anita
Children	1 son
Residence	Coimbatore Nilgris Chennai
As of 22 September, 2006

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R. Prabhu was born on 31 May 1947 to Coimbatore based educationalist and industrialist P. R. Ramakrishnan and R. Rajeshwari. His father P. R. Ramakrishnan was the first Indian Alumni of MIT Sloan School of Management and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States who founded Madras Aluminum Company, South India Viscose, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and many other textile industries and two time Member of Parliament representing Indian National Congress from Coimbatore for the 3rd Lok Sabha during the 1962 General Elections ^[2] and Pollachi for the 2nd Lok Sabha during the 1957 General Elections.^[3] He is also the grandson of industrialist and Indian Civil Service officer Velagapudi Ramakrishna, who founded the KCP group of Industries in Chennai on the maternal side.

R. Prabhu completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Madras University with honours and was a university gold medalist. He later completed his Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He was a five-term Member of Parliament,^[1] representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He also held several ministerial posts and membership in parliamentary committees and ministries.^[1]