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George Kurian (Politician) Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Nambiakulam, Ettumanoor, Kerala
Wife: OT Annamma
Age: 64 Years

George Kurian

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Profession(s)Politician, Advocate
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Politics
Political Party• Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-Present)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flag
• Janata Party (1977-1980)
Janata Party (JNP)
Political Journey• Joined Janata Party (1977)
• Joined BJP (1980)
• Became the district president of Vidyarthi Morcha (1981)
• Joined Yuva Morcha (1983)
• Contested and lost the Lok Sabha election on BJP ticket from the Kottayam constituency (1991)
• Contested and lost the Lok Sabha election on BJP ticket from the Kottayam constituency (1998)
• Became the BJP's All India General Secretary of the Minority Front (2007)
• Became the Kerela's state spokesperson of BJP (2010)
• Became the Vice-Chairman of the National Minority Commission of BJP (2015)
• Kerela's state general secretary of BJP
• Contested and lost the Kerala vidhan sabha elections from Puthuppally constituency on BJP's ticket (2016)
• Appointed as a Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Minister of State for Minority Affairs (2024)
George Kurian taking oath as Minister of State
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 1960
Age (as of 2024)64 Years
NationalityIndian
HometownNambiakulam, Ettumanoor, Kerala
College/University• Kuriakose Elias College Mannanam, Kerala
• Government College, Kottayam, Kerala
• St. Thomas College Pala, Kerala
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
Educational Qualification(s)• Bachelor of Laws
• Master of Arts (Hindi)
• Bachelor of Science
ReligionChristianity (Syro-Malabar Catholic Christian)
Social MediaFacebook
Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseOT Annamma (retired from the Indian Army as a nursing officer)
ChildrenSon(s)- 2
• Adarsh George Pockaran (Engineering student, Canada)
• Akash George Pockaran (Medical student, Georgia)
George Kurian with his wife and children
ParentsFather- Joseph Kurian
Mother- Annamma
Siblings4

George Kurian

Some Lesser Known Facts About George Kurian

  • George’s relatives used to avoid him due to his political affiliation with the BJP.
  • George entered politics in 1977 when he joined the Janata Party after being influenced by Jaya Prakash Narayan’s speeches.

    Photo of George Kurian during his early days

    Photo of George Kurian during his early days

  • George served as an Officer on Special Duty to Union Minister O. Rajagopal from 1999 to 2004.
  • George was appointed as a member of the National Minority Commission during the tenure of the first Narendra Modi government, and later, rose to the rank of its vice chairman.
  • George practices law in the Supreme Court of India, Delhi.