P. K. Sreemathy

P. K. Sreemathy (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as P. K. Sreemathy Teacher, is an Indian politician and a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). Born at Mayyil Panchayat in Kannur district, Sreemathy was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001 and 2006 from Payyanur assembly constituency.[1] She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Kerala during 2006 - 2011.[2][3] She was member of 16th Lok Sabha, representing Kannur constituency.

P. K. Sreemathy
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Kannur
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byK. Sudhakaran
Succeeded byK. Sudhakaran
Minister for Health and Family Welfare
In office
2006–2011
MLA
In office
2001–2011
ConstituencyPayyanur
Personal details
Born (1949-05-04) 4 May 1949
Mayyil, Kannur district, Kerala
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Biography

Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.[4] She has been active in social life for the past 30 years.

She was the Kannur Districtcouncil standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is All India Democratic Women's Association State secretary and CPI (M) National Committee Member. She was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001 and 2006 from Payyanur.[5] She won the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Kannur constituency, defeating Indian National Congress's K. Sudhakaran by a margin of 6566 votes.[6] She lost to K. Sudhakaran of UDF with a margin of 94559 votes in 2019 Loksabha election. Damodaran Nambiar is her husband. The couple has a son, Sudhir Nambiar.

Positions held[7]
  • Standing Committee Chairman, Kannur District Panchayat.
  • President, Kannur District Panchayat.
  • State Secretary, All India Democratic Women's Association
  • CPI (M), National Committee Member.
  • Health Minister, Kerala Legislative Assembly
  • Member of Parliament
  • Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
  • Retired Head Teacher, Neruvambram UP School
  • Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • Member, Silk Board

See also

References
  1. "Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006".
  2. P. K. Sreemathy Teacher at official website of Kerala government
  3. "Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy". The Hindu. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  4. http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm
  5. Minister for Health & Social Welfare website
  6. "Election 2014 Results: CPI(M) candidate P K Sreemathi wrests seat from Congress in Kannur". Economic Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  7. "P.K. Sreemathi Teacher | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 1 September 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.