Henry Austin (politician)
- Henry Austin (politician)
Henry Austin (October 20, 1920 - May 15, 2008) was an Indian politician, diplomat, and former state and federal government minister. He was also a veteran leader in the Indian National Congress, which is also known simply as the Congress Party.[ cite news |first=|last=|title=Ex-minister Austin dies aged 88 |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=218807&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22|work= Gulf Times |publisher= |date=2008-05-17 |accessdate=2008-06-02] ]Austin was born on October 20, 1920.[ He attended school in Kollam before enrolling in St. Aloysius' College, a Jesuit college in Mangalore, Karnataka.][ He received his degree at the Arts College in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, before studying law at the Law College, which is also located in Thiruvananthapuram.]Austin served as the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1971.[ He also traveled abroad as an Indian representative to lobby for support of India's poistion during the Bangladesh Liberation War.][ (India supported Bangladesh's secession from Pakistan).]He first won election to the Parliament of India from the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency in 1971 and was re-elected again in 1977.[ However, he failed in his re-election bid in 1980 due to a dispute which split the Congress Party, to challenger, Xavier Arackal, a Congress Party member who was a supporter of Indira Gandhi.]Austin also became a minister in the government of former Prime Minister of India Charan Singh.[ He was in charge of civil and food supplies, a position which was the equivalent of the rank of state minister.][ Austin was named as India's ambassador to Portugal in 1985.]Austin was visiting his daughter in Thiruvananthapuram when he began complaining of uneasiness. He died on his way to the hospital on May 15, 2008, at the age of 88.[ He was buried at the Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church Cemetery in Kochi, India. ] References
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