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| birth_name = Joshua Peter de Souza<br />
| image = Joshua D'Souza (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = De Souza in 2022<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|12|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mapusa, Goa]], India<br />
| office3 = [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Member of Goa Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency3 = [[Mapusa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mapusa]]<br />
| term_start3 = 28 May 2019<br />
| term_end3 =<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Francis D'Souza (politician)|Francis D'Souza]]<br />
| 3blankname1 = Chief Minister<br />
| 3namedata1 = Pramod Sawant<br />
| 1blankname2 = Speaker<br />
| 1namedata2 = [[Ramesh Tawadkar]] (-2025)<br>[[Ganesh Gaonkar]] (2025-)<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2019)<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/bjp-gives-joshua-mapusa-bypoll-ticket-no-surprises-elsewhere/articleshow/68542295.cms</ref><br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| father = [[Francis D'Souza (politician)|Francis D'Souza]]<br />
| website = <br />
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa|St. Xavier's College]] ([[B.Com]])<br />
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| office2 = Deputy Speaker [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start2 = 22 July 2022<br />
| term_end2 = <br />
| predecessor2 = [[Subhash Phal Desai]] <br />
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'''Joshua Peter de Souza''' (born 12 November 1988) is an Indian politician and businessman<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Joshua Peter De Souza(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MAPUSA(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/goa2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=101 |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> who serves as a member of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]], representing the [[Mapusa Assembly constituency|Mapusa]] since 2019. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. On 22 July 2022, de Souza was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly with a majority of 24-12 votes against Siolim MLA [[Delilah Lobo]].<br />
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Currently, he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Mapusa]] Constituency, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party Minority Morcha, the Vice Chairman of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) and the Chairman of Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA). Besides that, he is also a social worker and entrepreneur.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
De Souza is the son of former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Goa]] [[Francis D'Souza (politician)|Francis D'Souza]]. He completed his [[B.Com]] at [[St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa|St. Xavier's College]] in Mapusa, Goa.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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De Souza's father died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64, following a battle with [[cancer]]. After his death, de Souza decided to contest his first [[by-election]] in 2019. He won the 2019 by-election and was elected as the MLA of [[Mapusa Assembly constituency]]. He was re-elected in [[2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/goa/news/parsekar-backs-joshua-in-mapusa/articleshow/68880548.cms Laxmikant Parsekar backs Joshua de Souza in Mapusa]</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/bjp-gives-joshua-mapusa-bypoll-ticket-no-surprises-elsewhere/articleshow/68542295.cms BJP gives Joshua Mapusa bypoll ticket, no surprises elsewhere]</ref><ref>[https://myneta.info/goa2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=300 My Neta]</ref><br />
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==Posts held==<br />
*2015 – 2019: Councillor Ward No. 13, Mapusa Municipal Council<br />
*2019 – present: MLA, Mapusa Constituency<br />
*2021 – present: Vice Chairman of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC)<br />
*2021 – present: National General Secretary of the BJP Minority Morcha<br />
*2022 – present: Chairman of Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA)<br />
*2022 – present: Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly<br />
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[[Category:1988 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Goa MLAs 2022–2027]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa]]<br />
[[Category:People from Mapusa]]<br />
[[Category:Goa MLAs 2017–2022]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Roman Catholics]]<br />
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