Ananth Kumar
Member of Parliament
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

No. 26, Tughlaq Crescent
New Delhi-110011
Phone: 91-11- 23794754
Fax: 91-11- 23794754

Mr. Kumar is a member of the Lok Sabha, from Bangalore South constituency of Karnataka. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and is, currently, the Party's National General Secretary. He was also the President of the BJP in Karnataka.

Mr. Kumar has also been a member of the eleventh, twelfth and the thirteenth Lok Sabha, respectively. During his various stints in the Lok Sabha, he held important positions as a Union Minister. He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation with additional charge of Ministry of Rural Development; Union Cabinet Minister for Tourism & Culture; Union Cabinet Minister for Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports; and Union Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation with additional charge of Ministry of Tourism.

Presently, Mr. Kumar is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. Earlier, he has served as a member of several important committees, such as, Standing Committee, Ministry of Railways and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry. He was also a member of the Governing Council of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Mr. Kumar is also actively involved in many social and cultural activities. He is the Chief Patron of Adamya Chetna, a Trust which has successfully undertaken many projects, such as, "Annapoorna", a project in partnership with the Central and State Governments reaching Mid-Day meals to 30,0000 children of 150 schools in and around Bangalore, "Adoption of Government Schools"-striving for overall development of Government of Kannada schools, including activities of providing drinking water facility, building renovation, health check-ups etc. "Vocational Training Programme" - training for underprivileged, especially girls and women in the area of computer and training since 1998.

Mr. Kumar has published several articles on issues of national importance in national dailies and authored many booklets on political and educational issues.

Mr. Kumar is widely traveled and was a part of three-member Indian Parliamentary Delegation to UNESCO Conference on Communication, Information, Education and Culture held in Paris.