A K Antony Profile

A. K. Antony Profile

Actual Name: Arackaparambil Kurien Antony

Name: A. K. Antony

Birth Date: December 28, 1940

Birth Place: Cherthala, Travancore, British India

Father: Arackaparambil Kurien Pillai

Mother: Aleykutty Kurian

Spouse: Elizabeth Antony

Children: Anil Antony, Ajith Antony

Political party: Indian National Congress

Minister of Defence: 26 October 2006

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Preceded by Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: 1993–1995

Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao

Chief Minister of Kerala: 17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004

Governor Sikander Bakht, T. N. Chaturvedi, R. L. Bhatia

Preceded by E. K. Nayanar

Succeeded by Oommen Chandy

22 March 1995 – 9 May 1996

Governor: B. Rachaiah, P. Shiv Shankar, Khurshed Alam Khan

Preceded by K. Karunakaran

Succeeded by E. K. Nayanar

27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978

Governor: N. N. Wanchoo, Jyothi Vencatachellum

Preceded by K. Karunakaran

Succeeded by P. K. Vasudevan Nair