| Office: | Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | 29 March 2022[1] |
| Predecessor: | Rajesh Patnekar |
| Deputy: | Joshua De Souza |
| Office1: | Minister of Agriculture Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Tribal Welfare Sports & Youth Affairs in the Goa Government |
| Term Start1: | 2012 |
| Term End1: | 2017 |
| Office2: | Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Isidore Fernandes |
| Constituency2: | Canacona |
| Term Start3: | 2012 |
| Term End3: | 2017 |
| Predecessor3: | Vijay Pai Khot |
| Successor3: | Isidore Fernandes |
| Constituency3: | Canacona |
| Term Start4: | 2007 |
| Term End4: | 2012 |
| Successor4: | Constituency demolished |
| Constituency4: | Poinguinim |
| Term Start5: | 2005 (By-poll) |
| Term End5: | 2007 |
| Predecessor5: | Isidore Fernandes |
| Constituency5: | Poinguinim |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Ramesh Tawadkar is an Indian politician who serves as the Speaker and member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Canacona constituency.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
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]
He is in charge of