V. Dhananjay Kumar

V. Dhananjay Kumar
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by Ghulam Nabi Azad
Succeeded by C. M. Ibrahim
Member of Parliament
In office
1991–2004
Preceded by Janardhana Poojary
Succeeded by D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Constituency Mangalore
Personal details
Born (1951-07-04) 4 July 1951
Venur, Karnataka
Political party Indian National Congress[1]
Other political
affiliations		 Bharatiya Janata Party
Janata Dal (Secular)[2]
Spouse(s) Vanitha
Children 2
Residence Bangalore
Source Parliament of India

Lawyer by profession, Venur Dhananjay Kumar is a former Union minister of India and a former Member of Parliament from Mangalore. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999–2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000–2003. Kumar went on to represent the Mangalore constituency in the Lok Sabha for four successive terms. He was elected as an MLA for Karnataka government before he became an MP. Being a staunch loyalist of former Chief Minister of Karnataka B. S. Yeddyurappa, he was elected as the president of the new Karnataka Janata Party. He was the Special representative of the Government of Karnataka to the Union Government in New Delhi.[3]

Dhananjay Kumar began his political career in the youth wing of Bharatiya Janta Party and later went on to become a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1983. In 1991, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha defeating the Congress stalwart B.Janardhana Poojary. With the rise of the Bharatiya Janta Party in Karnataka, Kumar went on to represent the Mangalore constituency in the Lok Sabha for four successive terms and served as Union Minister, thrice in the Government of India when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999–2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000–2003.

References

  1. ↑ "Dhananjaya Kumar joins Cong". The Hindu. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Dhananjaya-Kumar-Joins-JDS/2014/03/17/article2113657.ece
  3. ↑ Dhananjay Kumar nominated KJP chief
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