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	In July 2014, he landed into a controversy after publicly declaring that [[India]] is a [[Hindu nationalism\|Hindu nation]] and he was a ''Christian-Hindu''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=India is already a Hindu nation: Goa Deputy CM Francis D’Souza\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/india-is-already-a-hindu-nation-goa-deputy-cm-francis-dsouza/\|accessdate=27 July 2014\|agency=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|date=25 July 2014}}</ref>		In July 2014, he landed into a controversy after publicly declaring that [[India]] is a [[Hindu nationalism\|Hindu nation]] and he was a ''Christian-Hindu''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=India is already a Hindu nation: Goa Deputy CM Francis D’Souza\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/india-is-already-a-hindu-nation-goa-deputy-cm-francis-dsouza/\|accessdate=27 July 2014\|agency=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|date=25 July 2014}}</ref>

	D'Souza died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64 following a battle with cancer.<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|url=https://goachronicle.com/goa-bjps-christian-face-francis-dsouza-no-more/ \|title=Goa BJP's Christian face Francis D'Souza no more~~ \|date=2019-02-14 \|~~website~~=Goa ~~Chronicle \|language=en-US \|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~ \|url=https://~~www.devdiscourse~~.com/article/~~national~~/~~381692-francis-dsouza-~~former-goa-~~deputy~~-cm-~~bjp~~-~~mla~~-dies-at-64 \|~~title~~=~~Francis D'Souza, former Goa deputy CM, BJP MLA dies at 64~~ \|website=~~Devdiscourse News~~ \|language=en ~~\|access-date=2019-02-14~~}}</ref>		D'Souza died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64 following a battle with cancer.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-02-15\|title=Former Goa Dy CM Francis D’Souza dies at 64\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-goa-dy-cm-francis-dsouza-dies-at-64-5584546/\|url-status=live\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>

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| birth_name = Francisco Casimiro Jerónimo Agnelo Pinto de Souza

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| caption = D'Souza at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] [[47th International Film Festival of India|2016]]
| birth_date ={{birth date|1954|10|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mapusa]], [[Bardez]], [[Goa]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|02|14|1954|10|04}}
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| office = [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Goa|Deputy Chief Minister of Goa]]
| constituency = [[Mapusa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mapusa]]
| term_start = 9 March 2012
| term_end = 14 March 2017
| predecessor = [[Wilfred de Souza]]
| successor = [[Sudin Dhavalikar]]<br/>[[Vijai Sardesai]]
| office1 = [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Member of Goa Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Mapusa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mapusa]]
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Surendra Sirsat]]
| successor1 = [[Joshua D'Souza]]
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[Goa Rajiv Congress Party]]
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'''Francisco Casimiro Jerónimo Agnelo Pinto de Souza''' or '''Francis Dsouza''' (4 October 1954 – 14 February 2019) was an Indian Politician from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) who served as the [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Goa|Deputy Chief Minister]] of the Indian State of [[Goa]]. He contested from [[Mapusa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] as an independent unsuccessfully in 1989.

==Biography==
D'Souza was first elected to the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] in 1999 as the [[Goa Rajiv Congress Party]]'s candidate and later in 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017 as the [[BJP]] candidate from the [[Mapusa]] constituency.<ref>[http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member-election-detail.php?id=67&flag=CM Shri. Francis Dsouza Previous Election Details | Goa Legislative Assembly]</ref> He was appointed Deputy Chief Minister when BJP formed a government in 2012 under [[Manohar Parrikar]]'s leadership and remained [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Goa|Deputy Chief Minister]] when [[Laxmikant Parsekar]] became the Chief Minister. He was also front-runner to succeed [[Manohar Parrikar]] as the chief minister.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/goa-deputy-chief-minister-francis-dsouza-threatens-to-quit-if-not-made-chief-minister/1/399695.html Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza threatens to quit if not made CM]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/francis-dsouza-falls-in-line-parsekar-is-new-bjp-goa-cm/ | title=Laxmikant Parsekar sworn in as new Goa CM, Francis D’Souza falls in line | date=9 November 2014 | first=Shalini | last=Nair | newspaper=The Indian Express | accessdate=27 November 2018 }}</ref>

In July 2014, he landed into a controversy after publicly declaring that [[India]] is a [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nation]] and he was a ''Christian-Hindu''.<ref>{{cite news|title=India is already a Hindu nation: Goa Deputy CM Francis D’Souza|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/india-is-already-a-hindu-nation-goa-deputy-cm-francis-dsouza/|accessdate=27 July 2014|agency=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=25 July 2014}}</ref>

D'Souza died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64 following a battle with cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goachronicle.com/goa-bjps-christian-face-francis-dsouza-no-more/ |title=Goa BJP's Christian face Francis D'Souza no more |date=2019-02-14 |website=Goa Chronicle |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/381692-francis-dsouza-former-goa-deputy-cm-bjp-mla-dies-at-64 |title=Francis D'Souza, former Goa deputy CM, BJP MLA dies at 64 |website=Devdiscourse News |language=en |access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>

== Positions held ==

* 1985 - Elected as the Councillor of Mapusa Municipal Council.
* 1986-1988 - President of Mapusa Municipal Council.
* 1995 - Elected as the Councillor of Mapusa Municipal Council.
* 1998-2000 Chairman of Mapusa Municipal Council.
* 1999 - Cabinet Minister of Law, Election and Urban Development
* 2000-2002 - Cabinet Minister of Judiciary and Labour & Employment till
* 2002-2005 - Cabinet Minister of Information Technology, Law & Judiciary, Legislative Affairs and Craftsmen Training.
* 2012-2014 - Cabinet Minister of Urban Development, Revenue and Craftsmen Training
* 2014-2019 - Deputy Chief Minister, Cabinet Minister of Health, Revenue, Town and Country Planning, Urban Development and Law, Legislative Affairs
* 2017-2019 - Cabinet Minister of Urban Development, Law and Judiciary, Legislative Affairs and Provedoria.

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[[Category:Goa MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Goa MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Goa MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Goa MLAs 2017–]]
[[Category:Goa Rajiv Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Roman Catholics]]

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