A. K. Antony

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• A. K. Antony Personal Life
• Political Timeline of A. K. Antony
• A. K. Antony Achievements
• Interesting Facts about A. K. Antony
• A. K. Antony Net Worth

A. K. Antony Biography

A.K Antony is an Indian Politician and three-time chief minister of Kerala. His first two stints as chief minister was constituted as brief, stepping in on the heels of K. Karunakaran resignation from office. He served a full term as chief minister in 2001. In addition to serving as chief minister, he was elected in Rajya Sabha for five terms and was a member of Legislative Assembly for four terms. He also served as the Minister of Defense for almost a decade catapulting him into the stature of the longest-serving minister in this position.

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A. K. Antony Personal Life

Full Name	A. K. Antony
Date of Birth	28 Dec 1940 (Age 85)
Place of Birth	Cherthala, Distt. Alappuzha (Kerala)
Party Name	Indian National Congress
Education
Profession	Advocate, Political and Social Worker
Father's Name	Shri Arakkaparambil Kurian Pillai
Mother's Name	Shrimati Aley Kutty
Spouse's Name	Shrimati Elizabeth Antony
Spouse's Profession	Lawyer
Children	2 Son(s)

A. K. Antony Net Worth

Net Worth

₹80 LAKHS

ASSETS

₹83.23 LAKHS

Liabilities

₹3.23 LAKHS

Interesting Facts about A. K. Antony

In 1977, when Antony was elected into office at the age of 37 he was considered the youngest chief minister of the state, serving from 27 April 1977 to 27 October 1978.

Political Timeline of A. K. Antony

• 2016 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a fifth term and Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• 2014 : Member, Committee on Railways.
• 2010 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a fourth term.
• 2006 : Minister of Defence from 2006-2014
• 2006 : Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare.
• 2006 : Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health.
• 2005 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a third term.
• 2001 : Elected the Chief Minister, Kerala.
• 2001 : He was re-elected in the assembly elections from Sherthali constituency where he defeated Chandrappan of CPI by a margin of 6860 votes.
• 1996 : He was elected to Legislative assembly for a third term from Sherthalai constituency in Kerala by a margin of 8385 votes and consequently Leader of Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly.
• 1995 : Antony was sworn into the office of Chief Minister of Kerala for a second term to serve for a short spell.
• 1993 : Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.
• 1991 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a second term.
• 1985 : Elected to Rajya Sabha.
• 1977 : He won his second term in the legislative assembly from Trichur Constituency by defeating K.J George of BLD by a margin of 4150 votes. He was subsequently sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala for a brief period of time.
• 1970 : He was elected to serve in the Legislative assembly from Sherthala constituency in Kerala where he thwarted N.P Thandar of CPM's bid to the seat.

A. K. Antony Achievements

During his tenure, he introduced the Unemployment Allowance, Festival Allowance for the State Employees. He also supported the Prohibition of arrack and formulated steps to revive the economy of Kerala. According to reports, he is widely revered as the best chief minister of Kerala since E.K Nayanar.

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