Filipe Nery Rodrigues

Filipe Rodrigues
Rodrigues in 2009
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Goa
In office
3 February 2005 – 4 March 2005
Preceded byRavi Naik
Succeeded byWilfred de Souza
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1999–2012
Preceded byManu Fernandes
Succeeded byBenjamin Silva
ConstituencyVelim
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byBenjamin Silva
Succeeded byCruz Silva
Personal details
BornFilipe Nery Rodrigues
(1962-10-19) 19 October 1962
Salcete, Goa, India
PartyNationalist Congress Party
Other political
affiliations
EducationDiploma in Civil Engineering
Alma materGovernment Polytechnic, Panaji
Profession

Filipe Nery Rodrigues (born 19 October 1962) is an Indian politician, businessman and civil engineer who served as the fifth Deputy Chief Minister of Goa from February to March 2005. He is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Velim Assembly constituency in the 1999, 2002, 2007, and 2017 elections as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1] In July 2019, he was one of ten INC members who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]

Early life and education

Rodrigues was born on 19 October 1962 in Salcete, Goa, the son of Cruz Rodrigues.[4] He completed his diploma in civil engineering at Government Polytechnic, Panaji in 1984.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Successful Candidates" (Xlsx). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ↑ 10 former Goa Congress MLAs, who joined BJP, reach Delhi to meet Amit Shah
  3. ↑ In fresh jolt to Congress in Goa, 10 party legislators switch to BJP
  4. ↑ "Filipe Nery Rodrigues, INC MLA from Velim". Ourneta. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Filipe Nery Rodrigues(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- VELIM(SOUTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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