Francisco Sardinha | |
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![]() Sardinha in 2022 | |
Lok Sabha MP of South Goa | |
In office 23 May 2019 –4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Narendra Keshav Sawaikar |
Succeeded by | Viriato Fernandes |
In office 2007–2014 | |
Preceded by | Churchill Alemao |
Succeeded by | Narendra Keshav Sawaikar |
In office 1998–1999 | |
Preceded by | Churchill Alemao |
Succeeded by | Ramakant Angle |
7th Chief Minister of Goa | |
In office 24 November 1999 –23 October 2000 | |
Preceded by | Luizinho Faleiro |
Succeeded by | Manohar Parrikar |
MLA of Curtorim (Goa) | |
In office 1999–2007 | |
Preceded by | Gaonkar Antonio Damiao |
Succeeded by | Aleixo Lourenco |
In office 1977–1994 | |
Preceded by | Eduardo Faleiro |
Succeeded by | Gaonkar Antonio Damiao |
Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2005–2007 | |
Deputy | Victoria Fernandes |
Preceded by | Vishwas Satarkar |
Succeeded by | Pratapsingh Rane |
Personal details | |
Born | Curtorim,Goa,Portuguese India | 15 April 1946
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Maria Columba Sardinha (m. 1976) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Curtorim, Goa |
Alma mater | Parvatibai Chowgule College Nirmala Institute of Education |
Francisco Cosme Sardinha (born 15 April 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. [1] Prior to that, he served as the Chief Minister of Goa from 24 November 1999 to 23 October 2000 and as the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from February 2005 to June 2007. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party having won 6 times as MLA from Curtorim assembly and 4 times as Lok Sabha MP from South Goa constituency.
Mr Francisco Sardinha was born on 15 April 1946 in Curtorim, South Goa district to Mr Caetano Sardinha and Mrs Rosa Maria Sardinha. He is married to Mrs Maria Columba Sardinha since 23 May 1976 and has 3 sons.
Sardinha was a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from 1977–1994. [2] He held many portfolios in the Government of Goa under the Chief Ministership of Shri Pratapsing Rane. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Mormugao constituency in Goa.
He again became a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly in 1999 and remained in office till 2007.[ citation needed ]
In 1999, he broke away from the Indian National Congress and formed a new political party, the Goa People's Congress, and became Chief minister of a coalition government in the state. He remained in office till 2000. [3]
Later, Sardinha's GPC merged with Indian National Congress on 5 April 2001. He became Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly in 2005.
He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in a by-election in November, 2007 from Mormugao. He was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 from South Goa constituency. [4]
Mr. Sardinha is credited with many pioneering contributions in Goa's development especially in education, agriculture, and sports. In his term as Member of Parliament (2009–2014), he was appointed Chairman of the Estimates Committee, the most prestigious committee of Lok Sabha. He was the 25th Chairman of the Committee since 1950 and one of the five longest-serving Chairmen. [5]
# | From | To | Position |
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1. | 1977 | 1980 | MLA (1st term) from Curtorim |
2. | 1980 | 1984 | MLA (2nd term) from Curtorim |
3. | 1984 | 1989 | MLA (3rd term) from Curtorim |
4. | 1989 | 1994 | MLA (4th term) from Curtorim |
5. | 1998 | 1999 | MP (1st term) in 12th Lok Sabha from South Goa |
6. | 1999 | 2002 | MLA (5th term) from Curtorim; Chief Minister of Goa (Nov 1999-Oct 2000) |
7. | 2002 | 2007 | MLA (6th term) from Curtorim; Speaker of Goa Assembly (Feb 2005-Jun 2007) |
8. | 2007 | 2009 | MP (2nd term) in 14th Lok Sabha from South Goa (by-poll) |
9. | 2009 | 2014 | MP (3rd term) in 15th Lok Sabha from South Goa |
10. | 2019 | Present | MP (4th term) in 17th Lok Sabha from South Goa |
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