FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA MP Contact Number, WhatsApp No, Helpline Number, Email Id, Address Detail

Francisco Sardinha is an Indian politician, who is serving as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, representing South Goa constituency. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Minister of Goa from 24 November 1999 to 23 October 2000. He is a former speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from 2005 until 2007. He is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.

Mr. Sardinha is credited with many pioneering contributions in Goa's development especially in education, agriculture, and sports. In his last term as Member of Parliament (2009-2014), he was appointed Chairman of the Estimates Committee, the most prestigious committee of Lok Sabha. He was the 25th Chairman of the Committee since 1950 and one of the five longest-serving Chairmen.

Constituency : South Goa (Goa)

Party Name : Indian National Congress(INC)

Email Address : f.sardinha@sansad.nic.in, francisco.sardinha46@gmail.com
 
Father's Name : Shri Caetano Sardinha

Mother's Name : Smt. Rosa Maria Sardinha

Date of Birth : 15 Apr 1946

Place of Birth : Curtorim, Distt. Salcete (Goa)

Marital Status : Married

Date of Marriage : 23 May 1976

Spouse's Name : Smt. Maria Columba Sardinha

No. of Sons : 3

Educational Qualifications : B.Sc., B.Ed.
Educated at Chowgule College and Nirmala Institute, Bombay University, Maharashtra

Profession : Educationist, Farmer

Permanent Address    
Ungirim, Curtorim,
Salcete,
Goa - 403 803
Tels. (0832) 2786806, 09822198222 (M)

Present Address    
Bunglow No. 2, Teen Murti Lane,
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 09822198222 (M)

Positions Held
1977-1994 & 1999-2007 : Member, Goa Legisative Assembly (six terms)
Leader of Opposition, Goa Legislative Assembly
1980-1994 : Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Civil Supplies, Education, Irrigation, Rural Development, Science and Technology, Finance, Power and Planning, Goa
1998 : Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
1998-1999 : Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-I on Power
1999-2000 : Chief Minister, Goa
2005-2007 : Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly
Nov. 2007 : Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election (second term)
5 Aug. 2007-May 2009 : Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
Jun. 2009 : Member, Panel of Chairman
6 Aug 2009 : Chairman, Committee on Estimates
31 Aug. 2009 : Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
10 Sep. 2009 : Member, Committee on Budget
19 Oct. 2009 : Member, General Purpose Committee
May 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
24 July 2019 onwards : Member, Committee on Estimates
13 Sept. 2019 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship