George Kurian (politician)

George Kurian
Kurian in 2018
Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Lalan Singh
Preceded by	L. Murugan
Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Kiren Rijiju
Preceded by	John Barla
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 Sep 2024
Preceded by	Jyotiraditya Scindia
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born	1960 (1960) (age 64)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Lt. Col. O. T. Annamma (Retd)
Children	2
Education	Bachelor of Science Master of Arts (Hindi) Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater	Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam Government College, Kottayam St. Thomas College, Palai Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala

George Kurian is an Indian politician and lawyer from Kerala, who currently serves as a Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Minority Affairs in the third Modi ministry. He is a long-standing member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who joined the party ever since its formation in 1980. He was a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.

Previously, he has served as the vice-chairman of National Commission for Minorities and as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the then Minister of State for Railways, O. Rajagopal.^[1][2]