LK Advani Profile

L. K. Advani Profile

Original Name: Lal Krishna Advani

Name: L. K. Advani

Birth Date: November 8, 1927

Birth Place: Karachi, British India

Father: Kishichand. D. Advani

Mother: Gyani Devi

Spouse: Shrimati Kamla Advani

Son: Jayant Advani

Daughter: Pratibha Advani

Daughter-in-Law: Geetika Advani

Constituency: Gandhinagar(Gujarat)

Favorite Pakistani Singer: Malika Pukhraj

Favorite TV Actress: Marina Khan

Hobbies: Reading, films, sports and music

Favorite Food: strict vegetarian and loves sweets

Favorite Movies: all Bollywood movies

Exercise: likes to walk one hour everyday in the morning

Friend: Atal Behari Vaypayee

Favorite Book: Alvin Toffler's 'Future Shock'

Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)

Former Deputy Prime Minister of India: 5 February 2000 – 22 May 2004

Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Minister of Home Affairs: 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Preceded by Indrajit Gupta

Succeeded by Shivraj Patil

Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha): May 2004 – December 2009

Preceded by Position established

President of the Indian National Congress: 14 March 1998

Preceded by 'Sitaram Kesri'

Leader of the Opposition: 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004

Preceded by 'Sonia Gandhi'

Succeeded by 'Sushma Swaraj'

Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: 29 January 2003 – 21 May 2004

Prime Minister: 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee'

Minister of Coal and Mines: 1 July 2002 – 25 August 2002

Prime Minister: 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee'

Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha): January 1980 – April 1980

Member of Parliament for Gandhinagar: 1998

Preceded by 'Vijay Patel'