Luizinho Faleiro


Luizinho Faleiro is an Indian National Congress politician from Goa, serving as a General Secretary in the All India Congress Committee since 2013 was In-charge of the 7 North Eastern States of Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura. Previously he served two terms as the eighth Chief Minister of Goa.Faleiro was credited with devising strategies and stitching alliances that led to formation of Governments in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.In 2013 was Chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Assembly Elections Screening Committee, following which the Congress won the Karnataka Assembly Elections
. He is married to Rachel Faleiro and is the father of two sons, Lenin, Rabindra and only daughter Rania.

Member of Goa Legislative Assembly

Luizinho Faleiro has served as the MLA of Navelim Constituency for seven terms. He won the 1979 election with 7715 votes; the 1984 election with 9126 votes ; the 1999 election with 12054 votes; and the 2003 election with 10254 votes.
In 2017, he won the elections from Navelim Constituency once again and is currently serving his seventh term.

Education

Luizinho Faleiro holds a master's degree in Commerce and is also a Graduate in Law.