K. V. Sathasivam (Tamil: சுப்ரமணியம், romanized: Cupramaṇiyam; born 1 April 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Health from May 2013 to May 2018, Minister of Human Resources from March 2008 to May 2013, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government from 2004 to 2008 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Segamat from March 2004 to May 2018.

[1] He was one of two ministers of Indian ethnicity and one of three MIC candidates to retain their federal seats in the 2008 general elections.

Upon graduation from the NUS, Subramaniam returned to Malaysia to serve in the Ministry of Health at the District Hospital in Taiping, Perak.

Subramaniam promoted healthy eating habits to reduce the risk of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases.

He quoted Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi: The Prime Minister is hopeful that issues related to unemployment, low numbers enrolled in skills' training institutes and the plight of estate workers among the Indian community can be effectively addressed through the ministryNotable contributions included the implementation of the Minimum Wage Act and increasing the retirement age from 55 to 60.

[9] As MIC president, Subramaniam developed a national blueprint for the Malaysian Indian community, an initiative of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The blueprint, part of the 11th Malaysia Plan, addressed areas like education, entrepreneurship, housing, employment, documentation, trade, and social development.

The blueprint[10] focused on four aspects: identifying basic problems, realizing the potential of every child, improving livelihood and wealth, and addressing social issues, particularly for the B40 category (bottom 40% of households) over the next 10 years (from 2017).