Alphons Kannanthanam
Alphons Kannanthanam | |
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| Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | P. P. Chaudhary |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Tourism | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mahesh Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 9 November 2017 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Succeeded by | Ghanshyam Tiwari |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | George J. Mathew |
| Succeeded by | N. Jayaraj |
| Constituency | Kanjirappally |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1953 Manimala, Travancore-Cochin, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2011-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2006-2011) supported by Left Democratic Front |
| Spouse | Sheela |
| Children | 2 sons (Akash Alphons & Adarsh Alphons) |
| Alma mater | North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong |
| Website | www |
Alphons Joseph Kannanthanam or K. J. Alphons (born 8 August 1953) is an Indian civil servant, advocate, and politician from Kerala. He was Union Minister of State for Culture, and Tourism during first Modi ministry under Government of Narendra Modi. He also held charge for Electronics and Information Technology.
Alphons Kannanthanam belongs to the 1979 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.), Kerala cadre. He served as Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority.
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2012. Before that, he was a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and served as an MLA in Government of Kerala representing that party.