Francisco Sardinha

Francisco Sardinha
Sardinha in 2022
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byNarendra Keshav Sawaikar
Succeeded byViriato Fernandes
ConstituencySouth Goa
In office
2007–2014
Preceded byChurchill Alemao
Succeeded byNarendra Keshav Sawaikar
ConstituencySouth Goa
In office
10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Preceded byChurchill Alemao
Succeeded byRamakant Angle
ConstituencySouth Goa
7th Chief Minister of Goa
In office
24 November 1999 – 23 October 2000
Preceded byLuizinho Faleiro
Succeeded byManohar Parrikar
MLA of Curtorim (Goa)
In office
1999–2007
Preceded byGaonkar Antonio Damiao
Succeeded byAleixo Lourenco
In office
1977–1994
Preceded byEduardo Faleiro
Succeeded byGaonkar Antonio Damiao
Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
28 February 2005 – 11 June 2007
DeputyVictoria Fernandes
Preceded byVishwas Satarkar
Succeeded byPratapsingh Rane
Personal details
Born (1946-04-15) 15 April 1946
PartyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Maria Columba Sardinha
(m. 1976)
Children3
Alma materParvatibai Chowgule College
Nirmala Institute of Education
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Francisco Cosme Sardinha (born 15 April 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the seventh Chief Minister of Goa from 1999 to 2000. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Sardinha was the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from February 2005 to June 2007. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, having won 6 times as MLA from Curtorim assembly and 4 times as Lok Sabha MP from South Goa constituency.