Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar (13 December 1955 – 17 March 2019) was an Indian politician. He was the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 to 17 March 2019.[2][3] He was Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014. He worked under Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Defence Minister of India from 2014 to 2017.
Manohar Parrikar | |
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| 10th Chief Minister of Goa | |
| In office 14 March 2017 – 17 March 2019 | |
| Governor | Mridula Sinha |
| Preceded by | Laxmikant Parsekar |
| Succeeded by | Pramod Sawant |
| In office 9 March 2012 – 8 November 2014 | |
| Governor | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan Bharat Vir Wanchoo Margaret Alva Om Prakash Kohli[1] Mridula Sinha |
| Preceded by | Digambar Kamat |
| Succeeded by | Laxmikant Parsekar |
| In office 24 October 2000 – 2 February 2005 | |
| Governor | Mohammed Fazal Kidar Nath Sahani Mohammed Fazal S. C. Jamir |
| Preceded by | Francisco Sardinha |
| Succeeded by | Pratapsingh Rane |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 13 March 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Panaji | |
| In office 1994 – 25 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Baptista Florino Gonsalves |
| Succeeded by | Sidharth Kuncalienker |
| In office 28 August 2017 – 17 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sidharth Kuncalienker |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 26 November 2014 – 2 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kusum Rai |
| Succeeded by | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manohar Gopalakrishna Prabhu Parrikar 13 December 1955 Mapusa, Goa, Portuguese India (now in Goa, India) |
| Died | 17 March 2019 (aged 63) Panaji, Goa, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Medha Parrikar (1981 - 2001)(her death) |
| Children | Utpal Parrikar Abhijit Parrikar |
| Residence | Panaji, Goa, India New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai |
In October 2018, it was announced that Parrikar had pancreatic cancer.[4] He died on 17 March 2019 from the disease at his home in Panaji, Goa at the age of 63.[5][6]
References
- Bureau, F. P. J. (8 August 2014). "OP Kohli takes over as Goa Governor".
- Desk, Internet. "Manohar Parrikar to take oath as Goa CM tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- "Manohar Parrikar appointed as new Goa Chief Minister". The Economic Times. 14 March 2017.
- Kamat, Prakash (27 October 2018). "Manohar Parrikar has pancreatic cancer, reveals Goa Health Minister" – via www.thehindu.com.
- Kamat, Prakash (17 March 2019). "President Ram Nath Kovind announces death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- Niharika Banerjee (17 March 2019). "Manohar Parrikar, Goa Chief Minister, Dies At 63 After Battling Cancer: Updates". NDTV. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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