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A.K. Antony

A. K. Antony
MP
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1993–1995
Constituency Kerala
In office
2005–2010
In office
3 April 2010 – 2 April 2016
Assumed office
3 April 2016
Minister of Defence
In office
26 October 2006 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Pranab Mukherjee
Succeeded by Arun Jaitley
Chief Minister of Kerala
In office
17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004
Governor Sikander Bakht
T. N. Chaturvedi
R. L. Bhatia
Preceded by E. K. Nayanar
Succeeded by Oommen Chandy
In office
22 March 1995 – 9 May 1996
Governor B. Rachaiah
P. Shiv Shankar
Khurshed Alam Khan
Preceded by K. Karunakaran
Succeeded by E. K. Nayanar
In office
27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978
Governor N. N. Wanchoo
Jyothi Vencatachellum
Preceded by K. Karunakaran
Succeeded by P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Personal details
Born Arackaparambil Kurien Antony
(1940-12-28) 28 December 1940 (age 76)
Cherthala, Travancore, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress (Before 1978; 1982–present)
Indian National Congress-Urs (1978–1980)
Indian National Congress-A (1980–1982)
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Antony
Children Anil Antony
Ajith Antony
Alma mater Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
Government Law College, Ernakulam
Religion Atheist

Arackaparambil Kurien Antony better known as A. K. Antony (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian politician and who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Kerala. He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the All India Congress Committee,Congress Working Committee. and member of the Central Election Committee.

He has served two terms as Defence Minister of India, and was appointed three times as Chief Minister of the state of Kerala.

A. K. Antony was born at Cherthala, near Alleppey in Travancore and was the son of Arackaparambil Kurien Pillai and Aleykutty Kurian. His father died in 1959 and Antony self-financed part of his education through odd jobs.

Antony completed his primary education at Holy Family Boys High school (Lower primary) and Government Boys High school (Upper primary), Cherthala (both are mixed higher secondary schools now and the latter has changed its name to Sree Narayana Memorial Government Higher Secondary school) and completed his Bachelor of Arts from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Bachelor of Law from University of Kerala.

Antony entered politics as a student leader in Cherthala Taluk (Alleppey District) as an activist of the Kerala Students Union under the guidance of M. A. John. He has been an active leader of many strikes like Oru Ana Samaram (Single Penny Strike). He became the youngest president of Kerala Students Union in 1966 and also served in the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) before becoming an All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary in 1984. When he became KPCC president in 1972 he was the youngest person to hold that post. He was elected again as KPCC president in 1987, and was defeated by Vayalar Ravi in the KPCC presidential elections in 1991.


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