Ramesh Tawadkar

Ramesh Tawadkar is an Indian politician who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Canacona constituency.^[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3]

Ramesh Tawadkar
Tawadkar in 2015
Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 29 March 2022[1] – 21 August 2025
Leader of the House	Pramod Sawant
Preceded by	Rajesh Patnekar
Succeeded by	Ganesh Gaonkar (Pro-Tem)
Cabinet Minister of Agriculture Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Tribal Welfare Sports & Youth Affairs in the Goa Government
In office 2012 & 22 August 2025 – 2017
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022
Preceded by	Isidore Fernandes
Constituency	Canacona
In office 2012–2017
Preceded by	Vijay Pai Khot
Succeeded by	Isidore Fernandes
Constituency	Canacona
In office 2007–2012
Succeeded by	Constituency demolished
Constituency	Poinguinim
In office 2005 (By-poll) – 2007
Preceded by	Isidore Fernandes
Constituency	Poinguinim
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Politician

Ministry

He is a minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar-led government in Goa. While serving as sports and youth minister of Goa, Tawadkar was criticized in 2015 for remarks he made about the LGBT community.^[4][5]

Portfolios

He is in charge of

• Agriculture^[6]
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.^[7][8]
• Tribal Welfare
• Sports and Youth Affairs.^[9][10]

External links

• Goa council of ministers Archived 1 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine