George Fernandes (1930-2019) Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Politician, Indian Trade Unionist, Journalist, Agriculturist, Member of Rajya Sabha
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	03/06/1930
Age	88 years (died on 29, Jan, 2019)
Birthplace	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date of Death	29/01/2019

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Full Name	George Mathew Fernandes
Nickname	Gerry
Political Party	Samata Party
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Hometown	Bangalore, India
School	St Peter's Seminary
College	St. Aloysius College, Mangalore

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Grey

Qualification	Secondary School Drop-out

Marital Status

Affairs/Girlfriends

Leila Kabir

Wife/Spouse/Partner

Leila Kabir (separated in the mid-1980s)

Marriage Date

21/07/1971

Children

Son	Sean Fernandes, Investment Banker
Daughter	None

Father	John Joseph Fernandes
Mother	Alice Martha Fernandes
Siblings	Michael Fernandes, Aloysius Fernandes, Paul Fernandes, Lawrence Fernandes, Richard Fernandes
Spouse	-
Children	-

Political Journey	1967: Won the Samyukta Socialist Party elections against S.K. Patil 1969: Selected as General Secretary of the Samyukta Socialist Party 1973: Chairman of the Socialist Party 1998-2004: Appointed as a Defence Minister in the second and third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Governments 1961-1967: Member of Bombay Municipal Corporation 1974: Led the All India Railwaymen's Federation strike involving over 1 million workers 1977: Won from Muzaffarpur, Bihar as Janata Party candidate while in jail 1977-1979: Union Minister in Morarji Desai government (Minister of Communications, Industry, Railways) 1980: Won from Muzaffarpur as Janata Party (Secular) candidate 1994: Founded Samata Party 1998-2004: Appointed as Defence Minister in the second and third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Governments

Political Journey

1967: Won the Samyukta Socialist Party elections against S.K. Patil
1969: Selected as General Secretary of the Samyukta Socialist Party
1973: Chairman of the Socialist Party
1998-2004: Appointed as a Defence Minister in the second and third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Governments
1961-1967: Member of Bombay Municipal Corporation
1974: Led the All India Railwaymen's Federation strike involving over 1 million workers
1977: Won from Muzaffarpur, Bihar as Janata Party candidate while in jail
1977-1979: Union Minister in Morarji Desai government (Minister of Communications, Industry, Railways)
1980: Won from Muzaffarpur as Janata Party (Secular) candidate
1994: Founded Samata Party
1998-2004: Appointed as Defence Minister in the second and third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Governments

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Actresses	Madhu Bala Nargis Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh
Music Forms	Western Classical

1. George's mother, inspired by King George V, chose the name George for him at birth on 3 June.
2. At the age of 19, George relocated to Mumbai in pursuit of job opportunities but faced challenges at first.
3. From a tender age, George harbored a strong passion for writing and journalism.
4. Impressively, George possessed the ability to fluently converse in ten different languages.
5. Regrettably, George battled with both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases during his lifetime.
6. During the 1975 Emergency, he went underground, was arrested in the Baroda dynamite case, and continued opposing Indira Gandhi from jail.