Pretaapnarian Shawh Radhecheran (Pretaap) Radhakishun (1934 - 6 January 2001) was a Surinamese politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from July 1986 to April 1987.

Originally he was a member of VHP

Progressive Reform Party (Suriname)

The Progressive Reform Party is a Hindustani political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections , the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 31.6% of the popular vote and 14 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly...

 party, however, he switched sides to NDP

National Democratic Party (Suriname)

The National Democratic Party is a political party in Suriname. It was founded in 1987 shortly before the downfall of military dictator Dési Bouterse....

 of Jules Wijdenbosch. Radhakishun served as Vice President

Vice President of Suriname

Vice President of Suriname is the second highest political position in Suriname. The Vice President is elected in the same indirect way as the President in the National Assembly of Suriname, with two-thirds of votes. If no candidate gets majority after three rounds of votes, the election is carried...

 from 1996 to 2000 in the cabinet of President Jules Wijdenbosch

Jules Wijdenbosch

Jules Albert Wijdenbosch is a politician in Suriname. He was a member of the National Democratic Party, which held absolute power in Suriname during the 1980s. He was Prime Minister from April 1987 until January 1988, Vice President from January 1991 until September 1991, and President from...

. Radhakishun and Wijdenbosch were defeated in the 2000 general elections by Ronald Venetiaan

Ronald Venetiaan

Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan served as the 6th and 8th President of Suriname. His first term as president ran from 1991 to 1996 after which he lost in the elections to Jules Wijdenbosch...

who led a coalition which included Radhakishun's former party. Venetiaan accused both Wijdenbosch and Radhakishun of mishandling government funds after the elections.