Manuel Gregorio "Manu" Fernandes (born 11 September 1944) is an Indian politician and businessman who is a former member of the

Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The assem ...

, representing the

Cuncolim Assembly constituency Cuncolim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Cuncolim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Goa Legisla ...

from 1984 to 1994 and

Velim Assembly constituency Velim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Itlso one of the 20 constituencies falling under South Goa Lok Sabha constituency and includes villages and towns like ...

from 1994 to 1999.

Early and personal life

Fernandes was born in

Betul, Goa Betul is a coastal village located in the Salcete ''taluka'', South Goa district, Goa, India. It is the southernmost village of Salcete and is well-known for its beach, lighthouse, and fort. It is lies about an hour south from Margao Marga ...

, which was part of

Portuguese India The State of India, also known as the Portuguese State of India or Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded seven years after the discovery of the sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the ...

. He completed his ( Portuguese: ''Segundo Año do Liceu'' or 10th grade). He is married to Alcina Fernandes and resides at

Margao Margao (, ) is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on the banks of the river Sal. It is the district headquarters of South Goa, and administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district. It is Goa's second largest ci ...

, Goa.

Positions held

* Former Chairman of Goa Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C) * Executive Committee Member of

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Goa Pradesh Congress Committee or (Goa PCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the State of Goa. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting cand ...

(G.P.C.C.) * Committee Member on Petitions 1990-91 * Estimates Committee Member 1991-92, 1992–93, 1993–94 * Petitions Committee Chairman 1992-93 * Library Committee Member 1991-92 * Public Accounts Committee Member 1991-92, 1992–93, 1993–94 * Government Assurances Committee Member 1992-93, 1993–94 * Committee Member on Public Undertakings 1992-93 * Committee Chairman on Petitions 1993-94 * Estimates Committee Chairman 1995-96 * Presently, Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Board

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Living people 1944 births Goa MLAs 1984–1989 Goa MLAs 1989–1994 Goa MLAs 1994–1999 People from Margao Indian National Congress politicians from Goa Independent politicians in India {{authority control