Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Mormugao (Goa )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Braz
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Date of Birth
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16.05.1949
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Place of Birth
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Carmona, Distt. South Goa (Goa)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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20 Feb 1974
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Fatima Fernandes Alemao
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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5
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Educational Qualifications
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Graduate (Correspondence)
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Profession
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Social Worker
Agriculturist, Sportsperson
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Permanent Address |
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Novangully – Varca, Salcette (Goa)
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(0832)2745126,2772777
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Present Address |
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AB-90, Shahjahan Road,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tel. (011) 23782058
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Position Held |
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1989-91
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President, Goa Trade Union Congress
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1989-95
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Member, Goa Legislative Assembly
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1990-91
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Minister for Tourism, Irrigation, Sports and Languages, Government of Goa
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1992-94
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Member, Public Accounts Committee, Goa Legislative Assembly
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1994
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Founder, United Goans Democratic Party
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1994-96
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Member of various Committees of Goa Legislative Assembly
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Member Committee on Telecommunication and Information Technology
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2002
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Member, Committee on Tourism and Culture,Minister of Tourism, Industry, Sports, Fisheries and Official Language, Government of Goa
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
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Member, Committee on Defence
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7 Aug. 2006-onwards
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Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Associated with Konkani theatre for more than 25 years; worte five Konkani plays and acted in more than fifteen dramas; wrote, directed and produced the political play `Ticket`
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively assciated with the movement for recognition of Konkani as the official language of Goa and for its inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Consitution of India; also involved in organising musical programmes and folk festivals in Goa
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Special Interests
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Creating social awareness among different sections of the society in order that they grow in peaceful existence
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Sports, drama, singing and movies; composer, singer and script writer in Konkani
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Sports and Clubs
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Founder, Churchill Brothers Football and Volleyball team; President, Varca Sports Club for 8 years; President, Churchill Bros. Sports Club; Goa Football Champion; Vice-President, Goa Football Association; played football and volleyball at the top level; Dart top player; Patron of many sports clubs in Goa
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; Member of the official Indian delegation to Jordan and Iraq in 1990 to evacuate Indian Nationals
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Other Information
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President, (i) Goa Boat Owners Association and (ii) Goa Trawlers Association; Member, Konkan Railway Staff Welfare Association; received Bharat Gaurav Award, 2004
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Reference: Loksabha