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	Dr. '''Oscar Fernandes''' (27 March 1941 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian politician, a senior [[Indian National Congress]] leader and was the Union Cabinet [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)\|Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment]], [[Government of India]] in UPA government. He was one of the closest confidants of the former Congress President [[Rahul Gandhi]] and one of the major leaders in the taking of important decisions of Congress Party.		Dr. '''Oscar Fernandes''' (27 March 1941 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian politician, a senior [[Indian National Congress]] leader and was the Union Cabinet [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)\|Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment]], [[Government of India]] in UPA government. He was one of the closest confidants of the former Congress President [[Rahul Gandhi]] and one of the major leaders in the taking of important decisions of Congress Party.
			He was closely associated with the late Mogaveera community leader Mr.Ananda Mendon and worked for the social upliftment of rural areas of coastal Karnataka.

	==Political life and career==		==Political life and career==

	Fernandes was the Chairman of Central Election Authority of the [[All India Congress Committee]]. He was previously the ~~[[All India Congress Committee\|~~AICC]] General Secretary, the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]]'s first UPA government in India. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to [[Rajiv Gandhi]].		Fernandes was the Chairman of Central Election Authority of the [[All India Congress Committee]]. He was previously the AICC General Secretary, the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]]'s first UPA government in India. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to [[Rajiv Gandhi]].

	He was elected to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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 to 2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=September 13, 2021\|title=Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes passes away at 80\|work=[[Business Line]]\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/congress-leader-and-former-union-minister-oscar-fernandes-passes-away-at-80/article36430896.ece\|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref> He served two terms as a member of the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.		He was elected to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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 to 2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=September 13, 2021\|title=Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes passes away at 80\|work=[[Business Line]]\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/congress-leader-and-former-union-minister-oscar-fernandes-passes-away-at-80/article36430896.ece\|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref> He served two terms as a member of the Council of the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| image = Shri Oscar Fernandes assumes the charge of the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg
| caption = Oscar Fernandes assumes the charge of the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation in New Delhi on 24 May 2004
| office = Director of The Young Indian
| term_start = 22 January 2011
| office2 = Director of The Associated Journals Private Limited
| term_start2 = 17 June 2010
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start3 = 1 July 1998
| predecessor3 =
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| constituency3 = [[Karnataka]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)|Minister for Road Transport and Highways]]
| term_start4 = 17 June 2013
| term_end4 = 26 May 2014
| predecessor4 = [[C. P. Joshi]]
| successor4 = [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| primeminister4 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start5 = 18 January 1980
| term_end5 = 10 May 1996
| predecessor5 = [[T. A. Pai]]
| successor5 = [[I. M. Jayarama Shetty]]
| constituency5 = [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|3|27}}
| birth_place =[[Udupi]], [[South Canara]], [[British India]]
| residence = Doris Rest Haven, Ambalpady, [[Udupi]].
| nationality = [[India]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Blossom Fernandes
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Dr. '''Oscar Fernandes''' (born 27 March 1941) is an [[India]]n politician, a senior [[Indian National Congress]] leader and was the Union Cabinet [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)|Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment]], [[Government of India]] in UPA government. He is one of the closest confidants of the present Congress President [[Rahul Gandhi]] and one of the major leaders in the taking of important decisions of Congress Party. He is also the Chairman of Central Election Authority of the All India Congress Committee. He was previously the [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] General Secretary, the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]]'s first UPA government in [[India]]. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. He was elected to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 to 2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment. He served two terms as a member of the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

==Personal life==

[[File:The President Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Shri Oscar Fernandes at a Swearing-in Ceremony in New Delhi on May 22, 2004.jpg|thumb|The President Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Oscar Fernandes at a Swearing-in Ceremony in New Delhi on 22 May 2004|left]]

Oscar was born to Roque Fernandes, the head of Government Composite PU College and the first President of Manipal Institute of Technology and Leonissa M. Fernandes, the first female magistrate in India, at the family estate at [[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 Catholics|Mangalorean Catholic]] clan from [[Udyavara]] in [[Udupi district]].<ref>{{harvnb|Lobo|2000|p=250}}</ref> He married Blossom Mathias Prabhu on 26 August 1981 and has one son Oshan and one daughter Oshanie. His son Oshan is married to Frazil Quadros and Oscar's daughter Oshanie is married to Mark Saldanha. In 2002 Fernandes inaugurated the Glowinstar Academy, an integrated development school, in Ambalpady, dedicated to his father, Roque.

==Citations==
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==References==
{{Refbegin|colwidth=50em}}
*{{Cite book
|last=Lobo
|first=Michael
|author-link=Michael Lobo
|publisher=Camelot Publishers
|title=Distinguished Mangalorean Catholics, 1800–2000: a historico-biographical survey of the Mangalorean Catholic community
|year=2000
|isbn=978-81-87609-01-8
}}.
{{refend}}

==External links==
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=173 Detailed Profile: Oscar Fernandes] in India.gov.in website

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	\| birth_place = [[Udupi]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]~~<~~br /~~>~~(now in [[Karnataka]], [[India]])		\| birth_place = [[Udupi]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />(now in [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2021\|9\|13\|1941\|3\|27\|df=y}}~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-veteran-and-former-union-minister-oscar-fernandes-passes-away/articleshow/86164185.cms \| title=Congress veteran and former Union minister Oscar Fernandes passes away. \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Vinobha K T \| date=13 September 2021 \| accessdate=13 September 2021}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2021\|9\|13\|1941\|3\|27\|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-veteran-and-former-union-minister-oscar-fernandes-passes-away/articleshow/86164185.cms \| title=Congress veteran and former Union minister Oscar Fernandes passes away. \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Vinobha K T \| date=13 September 2021 \| accessdate=13 September 2021}}</ref>
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	Fernandes was the Chairman of Central Election Authority of the [[All India Congress Committee]]. He was previously the AICC General Secretary, the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]]'s first UPA government in India. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to [[Rajiv Gandhi]].		Fernandes was the Chairman of Central Election Authority of the [[All India Congress Committee]]. He was previously the AICC General Secretary, the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]]'s first UPA government in India. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to [[Rajiv Gandhi]].

	He was elected to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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 to 2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news\|date=September 13, 2021\|title=Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes passes away at 80\|work=[[Business Line]]\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/congress-leader-and-former-union-minister-oscar-fernandes-passes-away-at-80/article36430896.ece\|access-date=September 13, 2021}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ He served two terms as a member of the Council of the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore.		He was elected to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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 to 2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=September 13, 2021\|title=Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes passes away at 80\|work=[[Business Line]]\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/congress-leader-and-former-union-minister-oscar-fernandes-passes-away-at-80/article36430896.ece\|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref> He served two terms as a member of the Council of the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore.

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	[[File:The President Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Shri Oscar Fernandes at a Swearing-in Ceremony in New Delhi on May 22, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|[[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]], then President of India, administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Fernandes at a Swearing-in Ceremony in New Delhi, May 22, 2004.]]		[[File:The President Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Shri Oscar Fernandes at a Swearing-in Ceremony in New Delhi on May 22, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|[[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]], then President of India, administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Fernandes at a Swearing-in Ceremony in New Delhi, May 22, 2004.]]

	Oscar was born to Roque Fernandes, the head of Government Composite PU College and the first President of Manipal Institute of Technology and Leonissa M. Fernandes, the first female magistrate in India, at the family estate at [[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 Catholics\|Mangalorean Catholic]] clan from [[Udyavara]] in [[Udupi district]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{harvnb\|Lobo\|2000\|p=250}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ He married Blossom Mathias Prabhu on 26 August 1981 and had one son Oshan and one daughter Oshanie. His son Oshan is married to Frazil Quadros and Oscar's daughter Oshanie is married to Mark Saldanha.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|last=Alva\|first=H R\|date=16 September 2021\|title=Oscar Fernandes: A Noble Leader\|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusiveDisplay?articlesID=5654\|access-date=2021-09-19\|website=[[Daijiworld Media]]\|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ In 2002 Fernandes inaugurated the Glowinstar Academy, an integrated development school, in Ambalpady, dedicated to his father, Roque.		Oscar was born to Roque Fernandes, the head of Government Composite PU College and the first President of Manipal Institute of Technology and Leonissa M. Fernandes, the first female magistrate in India, at the family estate at [[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 Catholics\|Mangalorean Catholic]] clan from [[Udyavara]] in [[Udupi district]].<ref>{{harvnb\|Lobo\|2000\|p=250}}</ref> He married Blossom Mathias Prabhu on 26 August 1981 and had one son Oshan and one daughter Oshanie. His son Oshan is married to Frazil Quadros and Oscar's daughter Oshanie is married to Mark Saldanha.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Alva\|first=H R\|date=16 September 2021\|title=Oscar Fernandes: A Noble Leader\|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusiveDisplay?articlesID=5654\|access-date=2021-09-19\|website=[[Daijiworld Media]]\|language=en}}</ref> In 2002 Fernandes inaugurated the Glowinstar Academy, an integrated development school, in Ambalpady, dedicated to his father, Roque.

	==Death==		==Death==
	Fernandes died on 13 September 2021 at the age of 80, due to age related ailments at Yenepoya hospital in [[Mangalore]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|last=Shantanu\|first=Shashank\|date=13 September 2021\|title=Oscar Fernandes, senior Congress leader, passes away in Mangaluru\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/oscar-fernandes-senior-congress-leader-rajya-sabha-mp-passes-away-in-mangaluru-733674\|access-date=14 September 2021\|website=www.indiatvnews.com\|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ He was undergoing treatment there since 19 July, following a clot in brain due to a fall at his home.		Fernandes died on 13 September 2021 at the age of 80, due to age related ailments at Yenepoya hospital in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Shantanu\|first=Shashank\|date=13 September 2021\|title=Oscar Fernandes, senior Congress leader, passes away in Mangaluru\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/oscar-fernandes-senior-congress-leader-rajya-sabha-mp-passes-away-in-mangaluru-733674\|access-date=14 September 2021\|website=www.indiatvnews.com\|language=en}}</ref> He was undergoing treatment there since 19 July, following a clot in brain due to a fall at his home.

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