Person of the day : Manohar parrikar : 13 december

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Name : Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar

Date of Birth -  Dec 13, 1955

Age -  58 Yrs

Birth Place -  Mapusa, North Goa

Religion  - Hindu

Father  - Shri Gopalkrishna Parrikar

Mother -  Smt. Radhabai Parrikar

Residence -  Address: House No. 12/182 Khorlim-Mapusa, Goa – 403507

Telephone -  0832-2265656/ 6511211

Marriage  - He is married to Medha Parrikar.

Teenage  - Student

Schooling -  He studied at Loyola High School.

Education  -  He completed his secondary education in Marathi and went on to graduate in
metallurgical engineering from IIT Bombay in 1978.

Occupation -  An Active Politician And the Chief Minister of Goa.

Start of politics -  He was first elected to the Second Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa in
1994.



Political career as Chief Minister of State (In 1999 till 2012)

He was the leader of the opposition from June to November 1999.

He first became the Chief Minister of Goa on October 24, 2000 but could only last till Feb 27, 2002.

In June 2002: he was re-elected to the assembly and was elected Chief Minister again (on June 5,
2002).



On January 29, 2005: His government was reduced to a minority after 4 BJP MLAs resigned from the
House. Parrikar claimed that he could prove his majority and he has proved that in February 2005,
after continued disputes, the state was put under president’s rule in March 2005.

In 2007: the Parrikar as a candidate of BJP, was defeated in the Goa state elections by the Indian
National Congress led by Digambar Kamat.

His party became victorious once again after the BJP and won against INC in the Goa Goa Assembly
Elections held in March 2012. At the time of elections he also restored his Chief Minister position.





Political Party -  Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency  - Panaji

Preceded by  - Digambar Kamat

Assumed office -  03/09/2012

Portfolio  - Minister of Defence

Role in National Politics -  Acknowledging his pioneering work, which put Goa on path of
development, he was conferred as “The Best Chief Minister”. Widely respected even amongst his
rivals, his personal integrity is beyond doubt, a rare attribute in politics. Known to be a man of action
and principles, Mr. Parrikar is known as Mr. Clean in Goa.

As the Chief Minister of Goa (2012) Manohar Parrikar is an Indian politician who has been Chief
Minister of Goa since Mar 9, 2012 to Nov, 2014



Awards and recognitions

2001: He was awarded by IIT Bombay with the Distinguished Alumnus Award because he is the first
IIT graduate to become the



Chief Minister of any Indian state.

2012: CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in politics category.



Important positions held by Manohar Parrikar

1988: He joined BJP and after he entered into the Politics.

1994: Elected to the Second Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa in first time.

1994 -2001: General Secretary & Spokesman, Bharatiya Janata Party on the Goa State.

24th October 2000 to 27th February 2002: Chief Minister and held portfolios of Home, Personal
Finance, General



Administration and Education.

5 June 2002: He was re-elected and became the Chief Minister again.

une 2002: Re-elected to the Fourth Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa.

June 2007: Re-elected to the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa. Leader of the
Opposition.