Shri Ananth Kumar
Father's Name:
Shri H.N. Narayan Shastry
Mother's Name :
Smt. Girija N. Shastry
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Bangalore (Karnataka)
Marital Status:
Married
E-Mail ID:
akumar-alpha@sansad.nic.in Profession:
Political & Social Worker
Present Address:
Permanent Address:
Profile:
- 1982-85
- Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Karnataka
- 1985-87
- National Secretary, A.B.V.P.
- 1987-88
- Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka
- 1988-95
- General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka
- 1995 -98
- National Secretary, B.J.P.
- 1996
- Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
- 1996-97
- Member, Conslitative Committee, Ministry of Industry
- Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Railways
- 1998
- Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- March 1998- Oct. 1999
- Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation
- Jan. 1999-Oct. 1999
- Additional charge, Ministry of Tourism
- 1999
- Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 13 Oct. 1999 to 2 Feb. 2000
- Union Cabinet Minister, Cliture, Youth Affairs and Sports
- 2 Feb. 2000 to 1 Sept. 2001
- Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Cliture
- 1 Sept. 2001- Jliy 2003
- Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation with additional charge of Rural Development
- 26 June 2003
- President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
- 2004
- Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
- August 2004 to 8 March 2007
- Chairman, Committee on Coal & Steel
- Member, General Purposes Committee
- November 2004 onwards
- National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
- March 2007 onwards
- Member, Business Advisory Committee
- 9 March 2007 onwards
- Chairman, Committee on Finance
- 5 Aug. 2007 onwards
- Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance
