Hyderabad|India|July'2012: Minnie Mathew, an IAS officer of the 1976 batch, assumed charge as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. Minnie is the second woman IAS officer to become the state Chief Secretary after Sathi Nair, who held the post in 2002 during Chandrababu Naidu's regime. Both women hailed from Kerala.

Minnie who is the senior most IAS officer of 1976 batch of Andhra Pradesh cadre was Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, a post that ranks next to the Chief Secretary in the state IAS hierarchy. However, she would hold the post only for eight months as she would retire on February 28, 2013.

Notable among her previous postings were as Collector of Hyderabad, Secretary of AP Public Service Commission, Secretary of AP State Election Commission, Principal Secretary (Industries) and Managing Director of AP Mineral Development Corporation. She also served as chairperson of Coconut Board under deputation to Government of India. She was also the Controller at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. Minnie succeeds Pankaj Dwivedi of 1975-batch who retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation.

Minnie Mathews husband Mathew C Kunnumkal is an IAS officer of the Kerala cadre and was till recently director general of National Institute of Rural Development at Rajendranagar on the city outskirts. After superannuation, he is now a member of the Kerala State Administrative Tribunal.