Francis D'Souza (politician)

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Francis D'Souza
M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing a press conference on 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in New Delhi.jpg
D'Souza at IFFI 2016
Deputy Chief Minister of Goa
In office
9 March 2012 – 14 March 2017
Preceded byWilfred de Souza
Succeeded bySudin Dhavalikar
Vijai Sardesai
ConstituencyMapusa
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1999–2019
Preceded bySurendra Sirsat
Succeeded byJoshua D'Souza
ConstituencyMapusa
Personal details
Born
Francisco Casimiro Jerónimo Agnelo Pinto de Souza

(1954-10-04)4 October 1954
Mapusa, Bardez, Goa, India
Died14 February 2019(2019-02-14) (aged 64)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Goa Rajiv Congress Party
ChildrenJoshua D'Souza
OccupationLawyer
Politician

Francisco Casimiro Jerónimo Agnelo Pinto de Souza or Francis Dsouza (4 October 1954 – 14 February 2019) was an Indian Politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian State of Goa. He contested from Mapusa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an independent unsuccessfully in 1989.

Biography[edit]

D'Souza was first elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly in 1999 as the Goa Rajiv Congress Party's candidate and later in 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017 as the BJP candidate from the Mapusa constituency.[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief Minister when BJP formed a government in 2012 under Manohar Parrikar's leadership and remained Deputy Chief Minister when Laxmikant Parsekar became the Chief Minister. He was also front-runner to succeed Manohar Parrikar as the chief minister.[2][3]

In July 2014, he landed into a controversy after publicly declaring that India is a Hindu nation and he was a Christian-Hindu.[4]

D'Souza died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64 following a battle with cancer.[5]

Positions held[edit]

  • 1985 - Elected as the Councillor of Mapusa Municipal Council.
  • 1986-1988 - President of Mapusa Municipal Council.
  • 1995 - Elected as the Councillor of Mapusa Municipal Council.
  • 1998-2000 Chairman of Mapusa Municipal Council.
  • 1999 - Cabinet Minister of Law, Election and Urban Development
  • 2000-2002 - Cabinet Minister of Judiciary and Labour & Employment till
  • 2002-2005 - Cabinet Minister of Information Technology, Law & Judiciary, Legislative Affairs and Craftsmen Training.
  • 2012-2014 - Cabinet Minister of Urban Development, Revenue and Craftsmen Training
  • 2014-2019 - Deputy Chief Minister, Cabinet Minister of Health, Revenue, Town and Country Planning, Urban Development and Law, Legislative Affairs
  • 2017-2019 - Cabinet Minister of Urban Development, Law and Judiciary, Legislative Affairs and Provedoria.

References[edit]

  1. Shri. Francis Dsouza Previous Election Details | Goa Legislative Assembly
  2. Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza threatens to quit if not made CM
  3. Nair, Shalini (9 November 2014). "Laxmikant Parsekar sworn in as new Goa CM, Francis D'Souza falls in line". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. "India is already a Hindu nation: Goa Deputy CM Francis D'Souza". news.biharprabha.com. IANS. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. "Former Goa Dy CM Francis D'Souza dies at 64". The Indian Express. 15 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)