Eduardo Faleiro (born 30 August 1940) is an Indian politician and former federal minister. In September 2006, he served as the commissioner for non-resident Indian affairs for the Congress Government of Goa.
Eduardo Faleiro | |
|---|---|
 Faleiro in 2000 | |
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 29 July 1999 – 28 July 2005 | |
| Preceded by | John Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Shantaram Naik |
| Constituency | Goa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
Biography
editEduardo Faleiro was born on 30 August 1940. He was a Union Cabinet minister at the Indian federal government in New Delhi from 1986 to 1996. Earlier, he was a member of the legislative assembly of Goa for a short while, before shifting to national-level politics. When the Indian National Congress, a party he has associated with for most of his political career, was out of power, Faleiro was a member of the Rajya Sabha too, the upper house of the Indian parliament.[citation needed]
Honours
editFaleiro was knighted by the Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa with the 'Grande-Oficial da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique' in January 2017.[1]
Positions held
edit- 1971-1976: Member, Goa Legislative Assembly
- 1974-1976: Deputy Leader, CLP (I), Goa Legislative Assembly
- 1977: Elected to the Sixth Lok Sabha
- 1980: Re-elected to the Seventh Lok Sabha
- 1982-1986: Chairman, Economic Development Corporation
- 1984: Elected to the Eighth Lok Sabha for the third consecutive time
- 1985-1986: Chairman, House Committee
- May 1986 to February 1988: Union Minister of State, External Affairs February 1988 to December 1989: Union Minister of State, Economic Affairs (Finance)
- 1989-1990: Elected to the Ninth Lok Sabha for the fourth time
- 1990: Member, Committee of Privileges; Member, Consultative Committee; Ministry of Planning and Program Implementation
- 1991: Elected to the Tenth Lok Sabha for the fifth time
- 1992: Leader of the Indian Delegation to the United Nations
- 23 June 1991 to January 1993: Union Minister of State, External Affairs
- 18 January 1993 to April 1996 – Union Minister of State, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ocean Development, Electronics, Parliamentary Affairs
- 1995: Vice Chairperson of Independent World Commission on Oceans
- 26 July 1999: Elected Member of Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
In March 2006, Mr Faleiro was appointed commissioner for Non-resident Indian Affairs by the Government of Goa, with the rank of a cabinet minister.
2007: Chairman of Universal Peace Federation of India (non-governmental organization in consultative status in the Social and Economic Council of the United Nations)
References
edit- ^ Kamat, Prakash (12 January 2017). "Portugal knighthood to Faleiro". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
External links
edit- Eduardo Faleiro, official page
- Links via Google.com
- Once I went to inaugurate a road... (Eduardo Faleiro)
- Konkani Controversy - note by Eduardo Faleiro, former Union Minister
- US position on Iraq is total 'dadagiri'
- Goanet Reader: Wanted: an Asian perspective on the freedom ofreligion (Eduardo Faleiro)
- Education for All (Eduardo Faleiro, MP)