Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development, Government of Kerala
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by
K. K. Shailaja
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
Preceded by
K. Sivadasan Nair
Constituency
Aranmula
Personal details
Born
(1976-08-03) 3 August 1976 (age 47) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Nationality
Indian
Political party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse
George Joseph
Children
2
Alma mater
Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala (B.Sc., M.Sc., B.Ed.)
Veena George (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian politician and former journalist who currently serves as the Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development in the Government of Kerala.[1] She represents Aranmula Assembly constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2016. A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Veena worked with major Malayalam news channels for over 16 years prior to joining politics. She was also the first female executive editor among Regional Malayalam news channels.[2]
^"Kerala Gazette". Government of Kerala. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^"Meet the 11 women MLAs who will join the Kerala Assembly". Haritha John. The NewsMinute. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is VeenaGeorge of CPI(M). Aranmula Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following...
was reduced to 47 seats. The NDA, and independent P. C. George won one seat each. P.C. George, who contested as an independent candidate from Poonjar...
Hindu (21 May 2021). "Kerala Cabinet | CM Pinarayi Vijayan retains Home, Veena gets Health". Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved...
India. Jyothi Labs. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023. "Minister VeenaGeorge inaugurates Kitchen Treasures' new 1500-tonne factory". Manorama. 22...
seats in the election. The remaining seat was won by an independent, P. C. George, who later formed the party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular). After being suspended...
said by M. K. Muneer. It was the first 24-hour news channel in Kerala. VeenaGeorge, Health minister of Kerala in Second Vijayan ministry was a former journalist...
Indian sarod or veena, calling it "yet another demonstration of Harrison's unique slide approach". Harrison was an admirer of George Formby and a member...
Veena Das, FBA (born 1945) in India is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at the Johns Hopkins University. Her areas of theoretical specialisation...
Ettumanoor Minister for Co-operation Co-operation Port Devaswom CPI(M) 12 20. VeenaGeorge Aranmula Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development Health Family...
India 3,79,277 61,138 17 Pathanamthitta GEN Anto Antony INC 3,80,927 VeenaGeorge Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3,36,684 44,243 18 Kollam GEN N. K...
Press Trust of India. 23 July 2019. "Nipah in Kozhikode: Health Minister VeenaGeorge says next one week crucial". OnManorama. Retrieved 5 September 2021....
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