K. Radhakrishnan (politician)
K. Radhakrishnan | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ramya Haridas |
| Constituency | Alathur |
| Minister for Devaswoms, Welfare of Scheduled Caste &Scheduled Tribes, Parliamentary Affairs Government of Kerala | |
| In office 20 May 2021 – 17 June 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
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| Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 3 June 2006 – 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Therambil Ramakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | G. Karthikeyan |
| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 May 2021 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | U. R. Pradeep |
| Constituency | Chelakkara |
| In office 1996–2016 | |
| Preceded by | M. P. Thami |
| Succeeded by | U. R. Pradeep |
| Constituency | Chelakkara |
| Minister for the Welfare of Backward and Scheduled Communities and Youth Affairs | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1964 Pullikkanam Vagamon, Kottayam (present day Idukki), Kerala, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Residence(s) | Chelakkara Thrissur, Kerala |
K. Radhakrishnan (born 24 May 1964) is an Indian politician who is the CPI(M) Parliamentary Party Leader in 18th Lok Sabha and Member of the Lok Sabha for Alathur since 2024. A veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Radhakrishnan previously served as a State Minister of Kerala from 2021 to 2024, and from 1996 to 2001.
He also served as Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011. Radhakrishnan served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for five terms, representing Chelakkara from 1996 to 2016 and again from 2021 to 2024.
He is a Member of the Central Committee of CPI(M). He is the All India President of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM).