List of deputy chief ministers of Goa
Goa's third most important office
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The deputy chief minister of Goa is a position of the Cabinet in the Government of Goa. The post is currently vacant.The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India.
| Deputy Chief Minister of Goa | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 15 March 2022"Vacant" | |
| Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Goa) | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | DCM |
| Member of | |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Goa |
| Appointer | Governor of Goa |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Wilfred de Souza |
| Formation | 16 January 1980 |
However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.[2]During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.[3][4]
Deputy chief ministers
The list of deputy chief ministers in the Indian state of Goa include:
Keys: BJP GPF INC MGP NCP GPC IND
| Sr. No. | Name | Term of office | Political party | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred de Souza | 16 January 1980 | 18 September 1983 | 2 years, 245 days | Indian National Congress (Urs) | Pratapsingh Rane | |
| 2 | Ramakant Khalap | 27 March 1990 | 14 April 1990 | 262 days | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | Churchill Alemao | |
| 14 April 1990 | 14 December 1990 | Luis Proto Barbosa | |||||
| 1 | Wilfred de Souza | 25 January 1991 | 18 May 1993 | 2 years, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Ravi S. Naik | |
| 1 | Wilfred de Souza | 16 December 1994 | 29 July 1998 | 3 years, 225 days | Indian National Congress | Pratapsingh Rane | |
| 3 | Dayanand Narvekar | 24 November 1999 | 23 October 2000 | 334 days | Goa People's Congress | Francisco Sardinha | |
| 4 | Ravi S. Naik | 24 October 2000 | 3 June 2002 | 1 year, 222 days | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | Manohar Parrikar | |
| 5 | Filipe Nery Rodrigues | 3 February 2005 | 4 March 2005 | 29 days | Independent | Pratapsingh Rane | |
| 1 | Wilfred de Souza | 7 June 2005 | 7 June 2007 | 2 years, 0 days | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 6 | Francis D'Souza | 9 March 2012 | 8 November 2014 | 5 years, 5 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Manohar Parrikar | |
| 8 November 2014 | 14 March 2017 | Laxmikant Parsekar | |||||
| 7 | Sudin Dhavalikar | 19 March 2019 | 27 March 2019 | 8 days | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | Pramod Sawant | |
| 7 | Vijai Sardesai | 19 March 2019 | 13 July 2019 | 116 days | Goa Forward Party | ||
| 8 | Manohar Ajgaonkar | 28 March 2019 | 15 March 2022 | 2 years, 245 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 9 | Chandrakant Kavlekar | 13 July 2019 | |||||
Oath as the state deputy chief minister
The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state:
I, <Name of Deputy Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."