Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : South Goa
State : Goa
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Caetano Sardinha
Mother's Name : Smt. Rosa Maria Sardinha
Date of birth : 15 Apr 1946
Profession : Educationist Farmer
Positions held :
1977-1994 & 1999-2007 Member, Goa Legisative Assembly (six terms)1980-1994 Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Civil Supplies, Education, Irrigation, Rural Development, Science and Technology, Finance, Power and Planning, Goa1998 Elected to 12th Lok SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs1998-1999 Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-I on Power1999-2000 Chief Minister, GoaLeader of Opposition2005-2007 Speaker, Goa Legislative AssemblyNov. 2007 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election (second term)5 Aug. 2007-May 2009 Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Jun. 2009 Member, Panel of Chairmen6 Aug 2009 Chairman, Committee on Estimates31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests10 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Budget19 Oct. 2009 Member, General Purpose CommitteeMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)24 July 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Estimates13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & ForestsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
More Information :
Special Interests
Sports and games (Foot ball)
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Sports and Music
Sports and Clubs
Athletic Association of Goa; Athletic Federation of Goa
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
