Oscar Fernandes

Oscar Fernandes
Oscar Fernandes
Minister of State of Labour and Employment
In office 2006–2008
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
General Secretary of All India Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 1996
Member of Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Member of Lok Sabha
In office 1980–1996
Personal details
Born	27 March 1941 (1941-03-27) Udupi, Karnataka, India
Nationality	India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Blossom Oscar Fernandes
Children	2
Residence	Doris Rest Haven, Ambalpady, Udupi.
Religion	Roman Catholic

Oscar Fernandes (born 27 March 1941) is an India politician, a senior Indian National Congress leader and AICC General Secretary. He was the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Dr. Manmohan Singh's first UPA government in India. He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Udupi constituency in Karnataka. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency. Later, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998. He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004. He was a Union Minister from 2004–2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment.

Personal life

Oscar was born to Roque Fernandes and Leonissa M. Fernandes in Udupi. Fernandes was one of 12 children in his family, and grew up with a strong Catholic background. As a child he was an altar boy, and as a youth he was active in Church activities. His family belongs to the Fernandes-Prabhu clan, a Mangalorean Catholic clan from Udyavara in Udupi district. He married Blossom Mathias Prabhu on 26 August 1981 and has one son Oshan and one daughter Oshanie.

References

• Lobo, Michael (2000). Distinguished Mangalorean Catholics, 1800–2000: a historico-biographical survey of the Mangalorean Catholic community. Camelot Publishers. ISBN 9788187609018 .

External links

• Detailed Profile: Oscar Fernandes in india.gov.in website