Alphons Kannanthanam

Alphons Kannanthanam
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
In office
3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byP. P. Chaudhary
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Tourism
In office
3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMahesh Sharma
Succeeded byPrahlad Singh Patel
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
9 November 2017 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byVenkaiah Naidu
Succeeded byGhanshyam Tiwari
ConstituencyRajasthan
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byGeorge J. Mathew
Succeeded byN. Jayaraj
ConstituencyKanjirappally[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1953-08-08) 8 August 1953 (age 71)
Manimala, Travancore-Cochin, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
(2011-present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2006-2011) supported by Left Democratic Front
SpouseSheela[3]
Children2 sons (Akash Alphons & Adarsh Alphons)
Alma materNorth-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Websitewww.alphonskannanthanam.com

Alphons Joseph Kannanthanam or K. J. Alphons (born 8 August 1953) is an Indian civil servant, advocate, and politician from Kerala. He was Union Minister of State for Culture, and Tourism during first Modi ministry under Government of Narendra Modi. He also held charge for Electronics and Information Technology.

Alphons Kannanthanam belongs to the 1979 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.), Kerala cadre. He served as Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority.

He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2012. Before that, he was a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and served as an MLA in Government of Kerala representing that party.

  1. ^ "Kerala B.J.P leader Alphons Kannanthanam could become Chandigarh administrator". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "BJP accords reception to Alphons Kannanthanam". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Alphons Kannanthanam" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2022.