A. K. Antony
Arackaparambil Kurien Antony (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian lawyer, attorney and statesman who served as the Minister of Defence of India from 2006 to 2014,[1] making him the longest serving Defence Minister in India.[2] He previously served as the 6th Chief Minister of Kerala from 1977 to 1978, 1995 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2004.[3] He currently serves as the Chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the All India Congress Committee,[4][5] Congress Working Committee,[6] and member of the Congress Core Group and Central Election Committee.
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 A. K. Antony in 2009 | |
| 23rd Union 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 | |
| Preceded by | E. K. Nayanar |
| Succeeded by | Oommen Chandy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arackaparambil Kurien Antony 28 December 1940 (aged 84) Cherthala, Travancore (present day Alappuzha district, Kerala, 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 K Antony Ajith Antony |
| Alma mater | Maharaja's College, Ernakulam Government Law College, Ernakulam |
He has served as the Chief Minister of Kerala three times and still holds the record for being the youngest person to become Chief Minister, taking office at the age of 36. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Earlier, between 1993 and 1995, he was the Minister for Civil Supplies, and during 1994 to 1995, he also worked as the Treasurer of the All India Congress Committee.
He was a Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1985 to 1995 and again from 2005 to 2022. He was also elected five times to the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represented the Cherthala constituency in 1970, 1996, and 2001, Kazhakootam in 1977, and Tirurangadi in 1995.
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Chief Minister of Kerala A.K Antony with 13th Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in June 2004
President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam administering the oath to Antony at a swearing-in Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in 2006.
AK Antony presenting a copy of 'Sainik Samachar' to Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh to mark the centenary celebrations of the Armed Forces' journal 'Sainik Samachar', in New Delhi in 2009
Defence Minister A. K. Antony with 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Norton Schwartz presenting a model of the C-130J Super Hercules in 2011
A. K. Antony with 23rd United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in 2012
AK Antony with service Chiefs, General V.K. Singh, Admiral Nirmal Verma and Air Chief Marshal P. V. Naik at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to mark Vijay Diwas, 39th anniversary of the victory day of the 1971 India-Pakistan war in New Delhi in 2010
A. K. Antony with his family outside a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 2009
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References
- ↑ "Archive: The Cabinet of India (2012) : The Team of the Prime Minister of India". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ "AK Antony becomes the longest continuously serving Defence Minister". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ "Indian National Congress nominates AK Antony for Rajya Sabha election from Kerala". Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ↑ "Congress asks members to not make comments inconsistent with party stand". Indian Express Limited. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ↑ "Antony to head Cong's Disciplinary Action Committee". Zee News. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ↑ "Our Organisation". 2017-05-13. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2018-03-19.