| Ponguru Narayana | |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Residence: | Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Office: | Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor: | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor: | Audimulapu Suresh |
| Office1: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Anil Kumar Poluboina |
| Constituency1: | Nellore City |
| Term Start2: | 8 Jun 2014 |
| Term End2: | 29 May 2019 |
| 1Blankname2: | Governor |
| 2Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 2Namedata2: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor2: | President's Rule |
| Successor2: | Botsa Satyanarayana |
| Office3: | Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start3: | 2014 |
| Term End3: | 29 March 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy |
| 1Blankname3: | Chairman |
| 1Namedata3: | |
| 2Blankname3: | Leader of the House |
| Constituency3: | Elected by MLA's |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Spouse: | Ponguru Ramadevi |
| Children: | Daughters; Sindhuri, Sharani, and son; Nishith (Late)[1] |
Ponguru Narayana (born 15 June 1957) is an Indian educationist turned politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2] He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in 2014 and served as the Minister for Municipal administration and Urban development & Urban Housing.[3] Elected MLC under Telugu Desam Party,[4] [5] he established the Narayana Group of Educational Institutions.[6] [7]
Narayana was born on 15 June 1957, into a Telugu-speaking family of Ponguru Subbaramayya, and Subamma in Harnathapuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Dr Narayana studied B.A. in mathematics and statistics from V. R. College at Nellore in 1977, and subsequently earned his MSc. (1979) and PhD (2002) in statistics from Sri Venkateswara University and worked as a senior lecturer. He is married to Ramadevi with whom he has three children.[8]