Laxmikant Parsekar | |
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10th Chief Minister of Goa | |
In office 8 November 2014 –14 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Manohar Parrikar |
Succeeded by | Manohar Parrikar |
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2002–2017 | |
Preceded by | Ramakant Khalap |
Succeeded by | Dayanand Sopte |
Constituency | Mandrem |
Personal details | |
Born | Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar 4 July 1956 Pernem,Goa,Portuguese India,Portuguese Empire |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Smita |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Centre of Post Graduation Instruction &Research,Panaji,Goa,(then Bombay University) |
Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar (born 4 July 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Goa,from 2014 to 2017. He was the member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Mandrem constituency,and he belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently an Independent politician. [1] [2]
He was appointed the Chief Minister of Goa on 8 November 2014,replacing Manohar Parrikar. [3] [4] During the Goa Assembly Election in 2017,he lost from his seat of Mandrem. He resigned on 11 March 2017.
Laxmikant Parsekar was born on 4 July 1956 in the village of Arambol (regionally called Harmal),Pernem taluka of Goa. He has done his M.Sc (1980) and B.Ed (1981) from Centre of Post Graduate Instruction &Research,Panaji,Goa,(then Bombay University). He was the principal of Harmal Panchakroshi Secondary School,Harmal,Goa. [5]
He served as Goa's Minister of Health before becoming Chief Minister and has a strong connection to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. [6]
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