P. K. Jayalakshmi is the Minister for Welfare of Backward Communities in the Government of Kerala. She is representing the Mananthavady constituency in Kerala after winning in the 2011 State Election.
She is the youngest minister in the present Oommen Chandy Government and the first Adivasi minister of Kerala
P. K. Jayalakshmi, the first tribal minister in Kerala government, is 29 years old and represents Mananthavadi constituency of Wayanad District. She is an ace archer and a silver medalist in the State. She is a graduate in Communicative English from Kannur University and holds a diploma holder in Computer Science. She belongs to the Kurichiya Community, one of the tribal communities in Kerala.