Vindhya Persaud

Minister of Human Services and Social Security | Guyana

Minister Persaud is the Minister of Human Services and Social Security. Vindhya was appointed in August 2020.

Vindhya practices at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Department of Surgery and at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital, Department of Surgery and Emergency. She has also served as President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha.

Vindhya is a Graduate from the (UG) School of Medicine. She has a long history of association with the People’s Progressive Party. Her father, Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud, was Guyana’s longest-serving Parliamentarian.