Jack de Sequeira
Jack de Sequeira | |
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De Sequeira during his later years | |
| Leader of the Opposition, Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 20 December 1963 – January 1967 | |
| Governor | Kunhiraman Palat Candeth T. Sivasankar M. R. Sachdev Hari Sharma K. R. Damle |
| Chief Minister | Dayanand Bandodkar |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office April 1967 – August 1970 | |
| Governor | K. R. Damle Nakul Sen |
| Chief Minister | Dayanand Bandodkar |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| In office March 1972 – September 1974 | |
| Governor | Nakul Sen S. K. Banerji |
| Chief Minister | Dayanand Bandodkar |
| Member of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 20 December 1963 – January 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Yaswant Desai |
| Constituency | Panaji |
| In office April 1967 – 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Araujo |
| Succeeded by | Michael Fernandes |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | João Hugo Eduardo de Sequeira 20 April 1915 |
| Died | 19 February 1989 (aged 73) Goa, India |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | Janata Party (1977–1979) |
| Other political affiliations | United Goans Party (1963–1977) |
| Spouse |
Lilia Margarida de Gouveia Pinto
(m. 1938) |
| Children | 9, including Erasmo |
| Relatives |
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| Alma mater | Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa |
| Occupation |
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| Website | drjackdesequeira |
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João Hugo Eduardo de Sequeira (20 April 1915 – 19 February 1989), popularly known as Dr. Jack de Sequeira, also known as Jak Siker according to local naming conventions, was an Indian politician, businessman and former medical practitioner who is widely considered in Goa to be the "Father of the Opinion Poll", which led to the former territory attaining statehood in 1987. De Sequeira was Goa's first Leader of the Opposition when the inaugural Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly was launched in 1963. Born to Goan immigrant parents in British Burma (now Myanmar), de Sequeira shaped politics in Goa during the 1960s and 1970s in particular.