| Father's
Name |
Late
Shri Roque Fernandes |
|
. |
| Mother's
Name |
Late
Shrimati Leonissa M. Fernandes |
| |
. |
| 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, Ambalpady,
Udupi-576103 (Karnatak)
Tel. : 08252-21370 |
| |
. |
| Present
Address |
B-202,
M.S. Flats B.K.S. Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Tel : 3723496
E-mail : oscar@sansad.nic.in |
| |
. |
| Positions
Held |
|
| 1972-76 |
Member,
Municipal Council, Udupi |
| 1980-84 |
Member,
Seventh Lok Sabha |
| 1983 |
Member,
Committee on Absence of Members from the Sitting of the
House |
| Dec.1984-June
1985 |
Parliamentary
Secretary to the Primie Minister of India |
| 1985-89 |
Member,
Eighth Lok Sabha |
| 1986 |
President,
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 1989-91 |
Member,
Nineth 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 onwards |
Member,
Committee on Agriculture |
| Jan.
2000 onwards |
Member,
Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural gas |
| Social
and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific
Accomplishments and other Special Interest |
Rural
Housing and relief work; received the Syndicate Agricultural
Foundation Awards for the highest yield in paddy and Karnataka
Government State Level Award for agriculture organizing
youth. |
| Sports,
Club, 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 |
| Other
Information |
Member,
Council of Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, 1980-82 |
