Ananth Kumar
Ananth Kumar | |
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 Kumar in 2015 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of India | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 12 November 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Ministry | Term |
| Parliamentary Affairs | 5 July 2016 – 12 November 2018 |
| Chemicals and Fertilizers | 26 May 2014 – 12 November 2018 |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 12 July 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Ministry | Term |
| Urban Development | 1 September 2001 – 12 July 2003 |
| Tourism | 2 February 2000 – 1 September 2001 |
| Culture | 13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001 |
| Youth Affairs & Sports | 13 October 1999 – 2 February 2000 |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Ministry | Term |
| Tourism | 30 January 1999 – 13 October 1999 |
| Civil Aviation | 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 May 1996 – 12 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. Venkatagiri Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Tejasvi Surya |
| Constituency | Bangalore South, Karnataka |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| In office 26 June 2003 – 31 December 2004 | |
| Preceded by | B.S. Yediyurappa |
| Succeeded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar 22 July 1959 Bangalore, Mysore State, India |
| Died | 12 November 2018 (aged 59) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Karnatak University |
| Website | ananth |
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alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar (22 July 1959 – 12 November 2018) was an Indian politician who served as 1st Minister of Culture from 1999 to 2001. He was the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs of India from 2014 until his death in 2018. Ananth Kumar was an MP from South Bangalore 6 times, Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers from 26 May 2014, and Parliamentary affairs from 2016. He was a member of the Parliament for over two decades, having been elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house, from Bangalore South, from 1996 until his death. He also served as Minister for Civil Aviation, Tourism, Sports, Urban Development, and Poverty Alleviation.