Tony Fernandes (politician)

Tony Fernandes also known as Sebastião Fernandes or Sabastyan,^[5] was an Indian politician. 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.^[6][7][8][9]

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
Governor	M. R. Sachdev
Chief Minister	Dayanand Bandodkar
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 1963–1967
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Vasudev Morajkar
Constituency	Sanguem
Personal details
Born	Goa, Portuguese India
Died	Unknown
Political party	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (June 1963–1967)[3]
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress[4]
Occupation	Politician
Cabinet	Minister
Portfolio	Law Labour Industries Agriculture
Nicknames	Sebastião Fernandes Sabastyan

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.^[10][11]

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 (6 November 1963). "Year of Freedom" – via Google Books.
2. "New Era". 1965.
3. Sadasivan, S. N. (6 November 1977). Party and Democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070965911 – via Google Books.
4. Fernandes, Aureliano (6 November 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. Bhārata Kā Rājapatra: The Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1963.
6. "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
7. Times, Navhind (10 April 2022). "Finally, Sanguem gets a cabinet minister". The Navhind Times. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
8. 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.
9. Diu (India), Goa, Daman and (1964). Government Gazette. Boletim Oficial.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. Diu (India), Goa, Daman and (April 1964). Government Gazette. Boletim Oficial.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
11. State Politics in India. Meenakshi Prakashan. 1976.
12. India, a Reference Annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1964.