Ananth Kumar

Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar (22 July 1959 – 12 November 2018) 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. He also served as Minister for Civil Aviation, Tourism, Sports, Urban Development, and Poverty Alleviation.

For other similarly named people, see Ananth Kumar (disambiguation).

Ananth Kumar
Ananth Kumar in 2017
Cabinet Minister
Government of India
In office
26 May 2014 – 12 November 2018
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Ministry
Term
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs5 July 2016 – 12 November 2018
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers26 May 2014 – 12 November 2018
In office
13 October 1999 – 12 July 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Ministry
Term
Minister of Urban Development1 September 2001 – 12 July 2003
Minister of Tourism2 February 2000 – 1 September 2001
Minister of Culture13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports13 October 1999 – 2 February 2000
In office
19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Ministry
Term
Minister of Tourism30 January 1999 – 13 October 1999
Minister of Civil Aviation19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
1996–2018
Preceded byK. Venkatagiri Gowda
Succeeded byTejasvi Surya
ConstituencyBangalore South
President
Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
In office
26 June 2003 – 31 December 2004
Preceded byB.S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded byJagadish Shettar
Personal details
Born
Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar

(1959-07-22)22 July 1959
Bangalore, Mysore State, (now in Karnataka) India
Died12 November 2018(2018-11-12) (aged 59)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Tejaswini Kumar
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(m. 1989⁠–⁠2018)​
ChildrenAishwarya Ananth Kumar, Vijeta
Alma materKarnatak University
Websiteananth.org
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