Leo Velho Mauricio
Official portrait in 1977
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–1980
Preceded byAlvaro de Loyola Furtado
Succeeded byLuizinho Faleiro
ConstituencyNavelim
Majority
Personal details
Born(1934-05-07)7 May 1934
Chinchinim, Goa, Portuguese India
Died18 July 2010(2010-07-18) (aged 76)
Goa, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (1977–1980)
Other political
affiliations		United Goans (Sequiera Group) (1967–1977)
SpouseRica Fernandes
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
Profession

Leo Velho Mauricio (7 May 1934 – 18 July 2010) was an Indian politician and lawyer from Goa. He was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Navelim Assembly constituency from 1967 to 1980. He was also a member of the Azad Gomantak Dal.[1][2][3]

Early and personal life

Leo Velho Mauricio was born in Chinchinim, Goa. He was a practising Roman Catholic[4] and was married to Rica Fernandes. Mauricio completed his S.S.C at St. Stanislaus High School at Bombay (now Mumbai). He later completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts from R.P.D. College at Belgaum (Karnataka University).

Mauricio went on to get a Masters of Arts degree from St. Xavier’s College, Bombay. He was employed as a Bar-at-law at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London. He resided at Chinchinim, Goa.

Notes

  1. ↑ for the year 1967–1972; followed by the next term.

References

  1. ↑ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Navelim (Goa) Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates". Elections in India. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Condolences extended to former MLA of Navelim". The Times of India. July 21, 2010. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. ↑ Narayan, Rajan (2017-01-07). "CATHOLIC POWER WANES". Goan Observer. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
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