| Date
of
Birth
: |
27
March 1941 |
| Place
of Birth : |
Udupi,
Distt. South Kanara (Karnataka) |
| Marital
Status
: |
Married
on 26 August 1981 |
| Spouse's
Name
: |
Shrimati
Blossom Oscar Fernandes |
| Children
: |
One
son and one daughter |
| Educational
Qualifications
: |
Intermediate,
B.A. Educated at Cecilia's Convent, Board High School
and M.G.M.College, Udupi |
| Profession
: |
Agriculturist,
Political and Social Worker |
| Permanent
Address
: |
Doris
Rest Haven, Brahmagiri, Ambalpady, Udupi, Karnataka.
576103
Tel. - {08252} 2521370, {080} 25301313 |
| Present
Address
: |
8,
Pt. Pant Marg, New Delhi. 110001
Tel. - 23359177, 23359178 9868181313(M)
E-mail
: oscar@sansad.nic.in |
| Positions
Held
: |
|
|
1972-76
Member, Municipal Council, Udupi 1980-84 Member, Seventh
Lok Sabha 1983 Joint Secretary, All India Congress
Committee Member, Committee on Absence of Members from
the Sittings of the House Dec. 1984-June 1985
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
1985 and 1996 onwards General Secretary, All India
Congress Committee 1985-89 Member, Eighth Lok Sabha 1986
President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee 1989-91
Member, Ninth Lok Sabha 1990 Member, Consultative
Committee for the Ministry of Energy 1991-96 Member,
Tenth Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha April
1998 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on
Human Resource Development Member, Consultative
Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Dec. 1999-Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Agriculture
Jan. 2000-Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for
the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 2000-2004
Convenor, Parliamentary Forum on HIV-AIDS May 2004 -
Jan. 2006 Minister of State (Independent charge) of the
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 18
Nov. 2005 - 29 Jan.2006 Minister of State (Independent
Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry
of Overseas Indian Affairs July 2004 Re-elected to Rajya
Sabha 29 Jan. 2006 onwards Minister of State
(Independent charge) Without Portfolio
|
| Social
& Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : |
| Rural
housing and relief work; received the Syndicate
Agricultural Foundation Award for the highest yield in
paddy and the Karnataka Government State Level Award for
agriculture; organizing youth |
| Sports,
Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : |
| Founder,
Jolly Club, Udupi; active participation in sports and
games |
| Countries
Visited : |
|
| U.S.S.R.,
Yugoslavia, as a member of Indian Delegation to
U.N.C.T.A.D., Belgrade, 1983; Spain, Australia and the
Middle-East |
| Other
Information : |
|
| Member,
Council of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
1980-82 and 2000-2004 |
|
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