A. K. Antony
| A. K. Antony | |
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| എ കെ ആൻ്റണി | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
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In office 1993–1995 |
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| Constituency | Kerala |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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In office 3rd April 2010 – 2nd April 2016 |
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Assumed office 3rd April 2016 |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 26 October 2006 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Chief Minister of Kerala | |
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In office 17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004 |
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| Governor |
Sikander Bakht T. N. Chaturvedi R. L. Bhatia |
| Preceded by | E. K. Nayanar |
| Succeeded by | Oommen Chandy |
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In office 22 March 1995 – 9 May 1996 |
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| Governor |
B. Rachaiah P. Shiv Shankar Khurshed Alam Khan |
| Preceded by | K. Karunakaran |
| Succeeded by | E. K. Nayanar |
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In office 27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978 |
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| Governor |
N. N. Wanchoo Jyothi Vencatachellum |
| Preceded by | K. Karunakaran |
| Succeeded by | P. K. Vasudevan Nair |
| Personal details | |
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Arackaparambil Kurien Antony 28 December 1940 Cherthala, 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 University of Kerala |
| Religion | Atheist |
Arackaparambil Kurien Antony better known as A K Antony (Malayalam: എ കെ ആൻ്റണി) (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian politician currently serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. 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 formerly served as Defence Minister of India, and the Chief Minister of the state of Kerala.
A. K. Antony was born at Cherthala, near Alleppey in Travancore, to a middle class Syrian Christian family as the son of Arackaparambil Kurien Pillai and Aleykutty Kurian. He lost his father in 1959 and self-financed part of his education through odd jobs.
He completed his primary education in 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.
A. K. Antony entered into politics as a student leader in Cherthala Taluk (Alleppey District) as an activist of Kerala Students Union (KSU) 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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