P. Sreeramakrishnan

P. Sreeramakrishnan, is an Indian politician born on 14 November 1967 in Perinthalmanna (a town in Malappuram district, Kerala). He became a member of the Thirteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly on 1 June 2011. He also served as the Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2021.

As Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Shri P. Sreeramakrishnan adopted progressive methods to ensure public participation and boost the peoples' involvement in the legislative process, convened the Festival on Democracy and orchestrated the Ponnani Model of flood relief and rehabilitation, which has been recognised by the UN Forum for its massive public participation and optimum use of technology to tackle the calamity. He also envisioned and launched the Loka Kerala Sabha, a platform for Global Keralites to participate in matters of the state.

His literary publications Atmiyata Kalapamakumbol, Janadhipathyam Samskaram Samakaleena Lokam and Navothanam Nava janadhipathyam Nava Keralam support his vision of a new democratic Kerala that strays from the traditional, dogmatic ideals followed by contemporary Kerala. He is a recipient of the Pravasi Bharathi Award and the 2017 Bharat Jyothi Award for the Best Speaker. He was also presented with The Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award on 20 February 2020 at the 10th edition of Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad in New Delhi, conferred by the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.

Shri P Sreeramakrishnan is an avid traveller. His dedication to world youth movements warranted his travel around the world to countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, China, North Korea, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, South Africa, U.K. and Kenya.