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[1][2]
Personal details
Born
(1953-08-08) 8 August 1953 (age 70) Manimala, Travancore-Cochin, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party (2011-present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (2006-2011) supported by Left Democratic Front
Spouse
Sheela[3]
Children
2 sons (Akash Alphons & Adarsh Alphons)
Alma mater
North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Website
www.alphonskannanthanam.com
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.
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^"BJP accords reception to Alphons Kannanthanam". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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