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

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Politician, Advocate
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	• Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-Present) • Janata Party (1977-1980)
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)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1960
Age (as of 2024)	64 Years
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nambiakulam, 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
Religion	Christianity (Syro-Malabar Catholic Christian)
Social Media	• Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	OT Annamma (retired from the Indian Army as a nursing officer)
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Adarsh George Pockaran (Engineering student, Canada) • Akash George Pockaran (Medical student, Georgia)
Parents	Father- Joseph Kurian Mother- Annamma
Siblings	4

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

• 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.