Veena George | |
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| Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development, Government of Kerala | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Preceded by | K. K. Shailaja |
| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | K. Sivadasan Nair |
| Constituency | Aranmula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1976 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.