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Ananth Kumar | |
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.jpg) Ananth Kumar in 2017 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of India | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 12 November 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 5 July 2016 – 12 November 2018 |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 26 May 2014 – 12 November 2018 |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 12 July 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Urban Development | 1 September 2001 – 12 July 2003 |
| Minister of Tourism | 2 February 2000 – 1 September 2001 |
| Minister of Culture | 13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001 |
| Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports | 13 October 1999 – 2 February 2000 |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Tourism | 30 January 1999 – 13 October 1999 |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. Venkatagiri Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Tejasvi Surya |
| Constituency | Bangalore South |
| State 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, (now in Karnataka) India |
| Died | 12 November 2018 (aged 59)[1] Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Aishwarya Ananth Kumar, Vijeta |
| Alma mater | Karnatak University |
| Website | ananth |
Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar (22 July 1959 – 12 November 2018)[2] was an Indian politician affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 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.[3] He also served as Minister for Civil Aviation, Tourism, Sports, Urban Development, and Poverty Alleviation.[4]
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