Aleixo Sequeira
Indian politician and businessman (born 1957)
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Aleixo A. Sequeira (born 10 April 1957) is an Indian politician and businessman who serves as the member and cabinet minister in the second Pramod Sawant ministry of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Nuvem Assembly constituency.[3] He successfully contested on the Indian National Congress ticket in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election by defeating Revolutionary Goans Party candidate Arvind D'Costa by a margin of 4,397 votes.[4] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022.[5]
Aleixo Sequeira | |
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Sequeira in 2024 | |
| Minister of Environment, Captain of Ports, Law and Judiciary and Legislative Affairs, Government of Goa[1] | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2023[2] | |
| Preceded by | Nilesh Cabral |
| Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant |
| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfred D'sa |
| Constituency | Nuvem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleixo A. Sequeira 10 April 1957 Mombasa, Kenya Colony (now Kenya) |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till September 2022) |
| Alma mater | Bombay University (B.Com) |
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| Website | twitter |
Early life and education
Aleixo A. Sequeira was born on 10 April 1957 to Eusebio Antonio de Piedade Sequeira and Ermelinda Figueiredo e Sequeira (née Figueiredo) in Mombasa, Kenya Colony (now Kenya).[6] He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from Bombay University in 1979.[3] He is married to a retired service teacher and currently resides at Nuvem, Goa.[7]
