A. K. Antony Politician

Arackaparambil Kurien "A. K." Antony (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian politician and the former Defence Minister of India, and also the Member of Parliament (MP) from the upper house, Rajya Sabha, of Parliament. He previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of Kerala.He currently serves as the Chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the All India Congress Committee and member of the Central Election Committee and the Congress Working Committee.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 28, 1940
Birth name	Arackaparambil Kurien Antony (അറയ്ക്കപറമ്പില്‍ കുര്യന്‍ ആന്റണി)
Birth place	Travancore , Cherthala , British Raj
Religion	Atheism
Education	Government Law College Ernakulam Maharaja's College
Profession	Politician

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Office holder

governor	R. L. Bhatia Sikander Bakht T. N. Chaturvedi Khurshed Alam Khan N. N. Wanchoo B. Rachaiah P. Shiv Shankar Jothi Venkatachalam
office	Minister of Defence Chief Minister of Kerala Minister of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution
other party	Indian National Congress (Urs) Congress (A)
party	Indian National Congress
prime minister	Manmohan Singh P. V. Narasimha Rao
successor	E. K. Nayanar P. K. Vasudevan Nair Oommen Chandy