Published on: September 27, 2021 at 11:56 IST
Minister for Water Resources, Fisheries and Legal Metrology of Goa since 2019
NAME – Filipe Neri Rodrigues
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 19/10/1962
PLACE OF BIRTH – Salcette, Goa
FATHER’S NAME – Cruz Rodrigues
MOTHER’S NAME – N/A
SPOUSE – N/A
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – N/A
EDUCATION – Diploma in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Panaji.
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Current)
Indian National Congress (INC)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE – www.goa.gov.in
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT – N/A
AWARDS – N/A
BACKGROUND – Filipe Nery Rodrigues is an Indian politician. He was elected as an MLA from Velim Constituency, Goa in the 1999, 2002, 2007, 2017 as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019.
He was born to Cruz Rodrigues in Salcette, Goa. He is very involved in social service. He is married and her wife is a business woman.
MAJOR INITIATIVES – N/A
CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD – 1999 – MLA from Velim as member of INC.
1999-2000 – Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee, Library Committee, Estimates Committee.
2000-2002 – cabinet Minister and held Portfolios of Tourism, Weights and Measures and Rural Development Agency.
2002 – MLA from Velim as member of INC.
2002-2005 – Cabinet Minister and held portfolios of Water resources, rural Development Agency and Legal Metrology.
2005-2007 – Cabinet Minister and held portfolios of Water resources and Legal Metrology.
2007 – MLA from Velim as member of INC.
2007-2012 – Cabinet Minister and held portfolios of Water resources, Forests and Legal Metrology
2017-2018 – Member of Panel of Presiding Members, Committee on Privileges, Committee on Delegated Legislation
2017- MLA from Velim as member of INC.
2019 – Joined BJP Party, Part of the Ruling Party and appointed Minister of Water Resources, Fisheries and Legal Metrology of Goa
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – N/A