Comments CPI (M) member Veena George is all set to be Kerala’s first woman journalist-turned-politician. She is slated to take oath as the new Health Minister of Kerala – a position previously held by KK Shailaja – on Thursday, 20 May, along with other new ministers of the Pinaray Vijayan Cabinet. But who is Veena George? Where does she hail from? What does she do? Also Read Early Life and Initial Career Born in Thiruvananthapuram, on 3 August 1976, George is a rank holder in MSc (Physics) and BEd. Her first experience with politics was as an activist of Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of CPI(M).