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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1960)}}
{{for-multi|the Indian businessman|George Kurian (businessman)|the Indian historian|George Thomas Kurian}}
{{Indian patronymic|George|Kurian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = George Kurian (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kurian in 2018
| office1 = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
| minister1 = [[Lalan Singh|Rajiv Ranjan Singh]]
| term_start1 = 10 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[L. Murugan]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Minority Affairs|Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs]]
| minister2 = [[Kiren Rijiju]]
| term_start2 = 10 June 2024
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = [[John Barla]]
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start3 = 28 August 2024
| predecessor3 = [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]
| party = [[File:BJP Flag.svg|25px]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|09|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kurumulloor]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = {{ubl|Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam|[[Government College, Kottayam]]|[[St. Thomas College, Palai]]|[[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala]]}}
| education = {{ubl|[[Bachelor of Science]]|[[Master of Arts]] ([[Hindi]])|[[Bachelor of Laws]]}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lieutenant colonel|Lt. Col.]] O. T. Annamma|1994}}
| children = 2
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
}}

'''George Kurian''' (born 20 September 1960) is an Indian politician and lawyer from [[Kerala]], who currently serves as a [[Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Minority Affairs|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]]. He currently serves as member of [[Rajya Sabha]] representing [[Madhya Pradesh]].

Previously, he has served as the vice-chairman of [[National Commission for Minorities]] and as [[Officer on Special Duty]] (OSD) to the then [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of State for Railways]], [[O. Rajagopal]].<ref name="y168">{{cite web | last=Philip | first=Shaju | title=BJP's Christian face in Kerala: Who is George Kurian, second minister from the state in Modi govt? | website=The Indian Express | date=10 June 2024 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bjps-christian-face-in-kerala-who-is-george-kurian-second-minister-from-the-state-in-modi-govt-9382204/ | access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="b832">{{cite web | last=M | first=Arun | title=Who is George Kurian, Kerala's second minister in the new NDA government? | website=The New Indian Express | date=9 June 2024 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jun/09/who-is-george-kurian-keralas-second-cabinet-minister-in-the-new-nda-government | access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref>

==Early life==
George was born in 1960 as the youngest of five children of Kurian and Annamma. He hails from Nambiakulam in [[Ettumanoor]]. His education was in [[Kottayam district]].<ref name="George Kurian">{{cite news|newspaper=The Times of India|title=George Kurian: Sangh's rare Christian footsoldier becomes Modi's mantri|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/george-kurian-sanghs-rare-christian-footsoldier-becomes-modis-mantri/articleshow/110852107.cms|accessdate=9 June 2024|date=9 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609191927/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/george-kurian-sanghs-rare-christian-footsoldier-becomes-modis-mantri/articleshow/110852107.cms|archivedate=9 June 2024}}</ref> He is a Christian who belongs to the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]].<ref name="TNE">{{cite news |last1=Philip |first1=Shaju |title=BJP's Christian face in Kerala: Who is George Kurian, second minister from the state in Modi govt? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bjps-christian-face-in-kerala-who-is-george-kurian-second-minister-from-the-state-in-modi-govt-9382204/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=10 June 2024}}</ref> Kurian is an [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] graduate and has post-graduation in [[Master of Arts]].<ref name="TNIE"/> He practices law in the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="George Kurian"/>

==Political career==
[[File:Shri George Kurian assumed charge as the Minister of State for Ministry of Minority Affairs.jpg|thumb|Shri George Kurian assumed charge as the Minister of State for Ministry of Minority Affairs]]

He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ever since the formation of the party in 1980.<ref name="TNE"/> George has held various positions, such as membership in the national executive committee of BJP, as the national vice-president of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. He was the first [[Malayali]] to serve as the vice-chairman of the [[National Commission for Minorities]]. George was also appointed as an [[Officer on Special Duty]] (OSD) for the former Minister of State for Railways, [[O. Rajagopal]]. He later became a core committee member and vice-president of the BJP's [[Kerala]] unit. He has also served as a translator for the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] during his visits to the state.<ref name="TNIE">{{citation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jun/09/who-is-george-kurian-keralas-second-cabinet-minister-in-the-new-nda-government |title=Who is George Kurian, Kerala's second minister in the new NDA government? |date=9 June 2024 }}</ref>

On 9 June 2024, he was sworn in as a [[Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Minority Affairs|Minority Affairs]] in the [[third Modi ministry]].<ref name="Modi Cabinet 2024">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-30-whos-who-in-the-council-of-ministers/article68268973.ece|title=Modi Cabinet 2024: List of Cabinet Ministers|last1=The Hindu|first1=|date=9 June 2024|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609183120/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-30-whos-who-in-the-council-of-ministers/article68268973.ece|archive-date=9 June 2024|language=en-IN}}</ref>

Later, he was elected unopposed as [[Rajya Sabha]] member from [[Madhya Pradesh]].

==Elections==
In 2016, Kurian unsuccessfully contested as a BJP candidate from [[Puthuppally Assembly constituency]] against the then [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] and [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Oommen Chandy]].<ref name="TNE"/>

=== Partywise Results ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Puthuppally Assembly constituency|Puthuppally]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website = eci.gov.in|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Oommen Chandy]]|votes=71,597|percentage=53.42|change={{decrease}}6.32}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Jaick C. Thomas|votes=44,505|percentage=33.20|change={{increase}}1.87}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=George Kurien|votes=15,993|percentage=11.93|change={{increase}}6.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=630|percentage=0.47|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 27,092
|percentage = 20.22
|change ={{decrease}}8.19
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,34,034|percentage=77.36|change={{increase}}2.92}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.32
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Personal life==
He is married to [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt. Col.]] O. T. Annamma who is a retired nursing officer in the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="TNIE"/> They have two children, Adarsh George Pockaran and Akash George Pockaran.

==See also==
* [[Third Modi ministry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web | title=Bittu from Rajasthan, Kurian from MP: BJP names nine for RS bypolls | website=The Indian Express | date=2024-08-21 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bittu-from-rajasthan-kurian-from-mp-bjp-names-nine-for-rs-bypolls-9524534/ | access-date=2024-10-01}}

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