Anant Kumar Hegde

Anant Kumar Dattatreya Hegde
Minister of State for Skill Development Entrepreneurship
Assumed office
3 September 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Member of Indian Parliament
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by Margaret Alva
Constituency Uttara Kannada
In office
1996–1999
Preceded by G. Devaraya Naik
Succeeded by Margaret Alva
Constituency Uttara Kannada
Personal details
Born (1968-05-20) 20 May 1968
Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Shrirupa
Children 2
Website anantkumarhegde.com
As of 23 September, 2006
Source:

Anant Kumar Hegde (born 20 May 1968) is an Indian politician, the current Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the Member of Parliament for Uttara Kannada constituency. Hegde, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is known for his firebrand politics and controversial remarks against Islam. Hegde is a Hindu nationalist and member of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[1][2]

Early life

Anantkumar Hegde was born to Lalita and Dattatreya Hegde in Sirsi of Uttara Kannada district on 20 May 1968. He graduated from MM Arts & Science College in Sirsi. During college days he was member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later an ABVP activist.[1][3] In 1998, Anant Kumar married Shrirupa Hegde and they have two children, a daughter and a son.[4]

Career

First elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 and since been re-elected five times from Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency). [5]

He is appointed the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet since September 2017.[6]

During his tenure at Lok Sabha, he has held the following positions,[5]

  • 1996-1997
  • 1998-2004
    • Member, Committee on Home Affairs
    • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
    • Member, Parliament committee on official language (Rashtrabhasha)
    • Member, Spices Board of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (2nd term)
  • 2004-2009
    • Member, Standing Committee of Privileges & Ethics
    • Member, Committee on Commerce
    • Member, Consultative Committee on Defense
    • Member, Committee on Human Resources
  • 2009-2014
    • Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
    • Member, Committee on Agriculture
    • Member, Committee on Women & Child Welfare
    • Member, Committee on Public Accounts
    • Member, Spice Board of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (3rd Term)
  • 2014-
    • Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
    • Member, Consultative Committee on Environment & Forests
    • Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource
    • Member, Committee on Privileges & Ethics
    • Member, Coir Board, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Social Activities

Anant Kumar Hegde founded Kadabma group of organizations which works in the fields of multi-dimensional socioeconomic activities for the downtrodden, weaker and the vulnerable section of the society, particularly in the rural areas. [5]

Controversies

In January 2017, he was caught on camera assaulting and hitting a doctor for the alleged mistreatment of his mother at a hospital.[7]

In 2018, speaking at a job fair and skill exhibition, he said that he will go ahead with his commitment of developing skills in the youth of India and not bother about the barking stray dogs. [8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Who is Anant Kumar Hegde?". The Indian Express. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Who is Anant Kumar Hegde?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "About Anantkumar Hegde". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "PM Modi likely to drop two ministers, induct Lingayat and ST leaders from Karnataka in December". The Times of India. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Shri Anant Kumar Hegde" (PDF). Skill Development portal, Government of India.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka Lawmaker And Taekwondo Expert Ananthkumar Hegde Becomes Minister Of State". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  7. ↑ "New Minister Slapped Doctor On Camera. He Knows Tae Kwon Do". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Anantkumar Hegde's 'barking dogs' remark angers Dalits". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Prakash Raj calls Anantkumar Hegde 'barking dog' remark attack on Dalits, minister denies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  • Members of Fifteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
  • "MP Hegde plans to call Anita Bose on Netaji's birth anniversary". The Times of India. 24 September 2009.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
G. Devaraya Naik		 Member of Parliament
for Uttara Kannada
1996 – 1999		 Succeeded by
Margaret Alva
Preceded by
Margaret Alva		 Member of Parliament
for Uttara Kannada
2004 – Present		 Incumbent


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