Eduardo Faleiro (born 30 August 1940) is an Indian politician, former advocate of

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, and former federal minister. In September 2006, he served as the commissioner for

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affairs for the

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Early life

Eduardo Faleiro was born on 30 August 1940 in

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, Portugal, to Martinho Faleiro.

Political career

Faleiro was a Union Cabinet minister at the

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n federal government in

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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

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, a party he has associated with for most of his political career, was out of power, Faleiro was a member of the

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too, the upper house of the

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Personal life

Faleiro married Muriel de Mascarenhas on 30 December 1971. He has three daughters: Sonia, a writer based in

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, UK; Shaila; and Nirmala, who are both

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Honours

Faleiro was knighted by the

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with the 'Grande-Oficial da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique' in January 2017.

Positions held

* 1971-1976: Member,

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* 1974-1976: Deputy Leader, CLP (I),

* 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

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* 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

(Council of States) In March 2006, Mr Faleiro was appointed commissioner for Non-resident Indian Affairs by the

, 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

External links

Eduardo Faleiro, official page

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Goanet Reader: Wanted: an Asian perspective on the freedom ofreligion (Eduardo Faleiro)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faleiro, Eduardo 1940 births Living people Politicians from South Goa district Indian Roman Catholics India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Goa Rajya Sabha members from Goa Indian National Congress politicians from Goa Portuguese people of Goan descent Indian National Congress (U) politicians