Laxmikant Parsekar


Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar is an Indian politician who held the office of the Chief Minister of Goa, a state in India from 2014 to 2017. He was the member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Mandrem constituency, and he belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He was appointed as the Chief Minister of Goa on 8 November 2014, replacing Manohar Parrikar. During the Goa Assembly Election in 2017, he lost from his seat of Mandrem. He resigned on 11 March 2017.

Early life and education

Laxmikant Parsekar was born on 4 July 1956 at Harmal village, Pernem taluka of Goa. He has done his M.Sc and B.Ed from Centre of Post Graduate Instruction & Research, Panaji, Goa,. He was the principal of Harmal Panchakroshi Secondary School, Harmal, Goa.

Political career

He served as Goa's Minister of Health before becoming Chief Minister and has a strong connection to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.