Tony Fernandes
Official portrait in 1963
Minister of Law, Labour, Industries and Agriculture
Government of Goa, Daman and Diu[1]
In office
20 December 1963[2] – 1967
GovernorM. R. Sachdev
Chief MinisterDayanand Bandodkar
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1963–1967
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byVasudev Morajkar
ConstituencySanguem
Personal details
BornGoa, Portuguese India
DiedUnknown
Political partyMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (June 1963–1967)[3]
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress[4]
OccupationPolitician
CabinetMinister
Portfolio
  • Law
  • Labour
  • Industries
  • Agriculture
Nicknames
  • Sebastião Fernandes
  • Sabastyan

Tony Fernandes also known as Sebastião Fernandes[5] or Sabastyan,[6] was an Indian politician from Goa. He was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Sanguem Assembly constituency from 1963 to 1967. He also served as a cabinet minister in the first Dayanand Bandodkar ministry.[7][8][9][10][11]

Career

Fernandes was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) before contesting the Goa Legislative Assembly elections. He left INC to join Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and contested in the 1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election and emerged victorious, he served for five years from 1963 to 1967.

Fernandes was made the cabinet minister in the first Dayanand Bandodkar ministry on 20 December 1963 and was allotted Law, Labour, Industries and Agriculture as portfolios.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Congress, Indian National (November 6, 1963). "Year of Freedom" – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "New Era". 1965.
  3. ↑ Sadasivan, S. N. (November 6, 1977). Party and Democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070965911 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Fernandes, Aureliano (November 6, 1997). "Cabinet Government in Goa, 1961-1993: A Chronicled Analysis of 30 Years of Government and Politics in Goa". Maureen & Camvet Publishers – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Diu (India), Goa, Daman and (April 1964). Government Gazette. Boletim Oficial.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Bhārata Kā Rājapatra: The Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1963.
  7. ↑ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  8. ↑ Times, Navhind (2022-04-10). "Finally, Sanguem gets a cabinet minister". The Navhind Times. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  9. ↑ Nag, Sajal; Gurung, Tejimala; Choudhury, Abhijit (2007). Making of the Indian Union: Merger of Princely States and Excluded Areas. Akansha Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8370-110-5.
  10. ↑ State Politics in India. Meenakshi Prakashan. 1976.
  11. ↑ Diu (India), Goa, Daman and (1964). Government Gazette. Boletim Oficial.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ India, a Reference Annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1964.
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