Who was George Mathew Fernandes? Former Defence Minister George Fernandes Passes Away at the Age of 88. Fernandes was born in Mangaluru 3 June 1930 he was an Indian trade unionist, politician, journalist, agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. George Fernandes, one of the top leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s. He was a senior Janata Dal leader before he founded the Samata Party. Apart from the defence ministry throughout the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government, Mr. Fernandes control many ministerial portfolios together with communications, trade and railways.
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In 1974, he organised a nationwide railway strike when he was President of the All India Railwaymen’s Federation. In 1976 he was arrested for what was dubbed the “Baroda Dynamite Conspiracy. In 1977, after the Emergency, Fernandes won the Muzaffarpur seat in Bihar and he was appointed as Union Minister. He ordered American multinational company IBM and Coca-Cola to leave the country, due to investment violations. He was a defence minister in (NDA) Government (1998–2004). Fernandes can speak ten languages Konkani, English, Hindi, Tulu, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam, and Latin. Konkani is his mother language. He learnt Marathi and Urdu in jail, and he learn Latin when he was in the seminary in his early youth.
Fernandes liked writing and journalism during his student days. He was the editor of a Konkani language of Konkani Yuvak in 1949, He was also the editor of the Raithavani weekly in Kannada.
George Fernandes Death Cause
George Fernandes died on 29-01-2019 in New Delhi, India at the age 88. He was suffering from prolonged illness. Even some days, he was caught by swine flu. On Tuesday morning doctors declared that he is no more.
George Fernandes won nine Lok Sabha elections from 1967 to 2004. He died on 29 January 2019 at the age of 88.
George Fernandes Political Career
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office | |
| 21 October 2001 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Jaswant Singh |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| In office | |
| 19 March 1998 – 16 March 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Jaswant Singh |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office | |
| 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | Madhav Rao Scindia |
| Succeeded by | Janeshwar Mishra |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office | |
| 4 August 2009 – 7 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office | |
| 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad |
| Succeeded by | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad |
| In office | |
| 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi |
| Succeeded by | Jainarain Prasad Nishad |
| In office | |
| 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Nawal Kishore Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi |
| Constituency | Muzaffarpur ,Bihar |
| In office | |
| 1996–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vijoy Kumar Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Constituency | Nalanda ,Bihar |
| In office | |
| 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Sadashiv Kanoji Patil |
| Succeeded by | Kailas Narain Narula Shivnarain |
| Constituency | Mumbai South ,Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Mathew Fernandes |
| Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India | |
| (now in Karnataka, India) | |
| Died | 29 January 2019 (aged 88) |
| New Delhi, India | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Samat Manch |
| Other political | Janata Dal ,Janata Party,Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Children | 1 son |
| Residence | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
George Fernandes Bio, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family
| Bio | |
| Full Name | George Mathew Fernandes |
| Nickname | Gerry |
| Profession | Politician, Indian Trade Unionist, Journalist, Agriculturist, Member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar |
| Political Party | Samata Manch |
| Samata Manch Party Logo | |
| Political Journey | • 1967: Won the Samyukta Socialist Party elections against S.K. Patil |
| • 1969: Selected as General Secretary of the Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| • 1973: Chairman of the Socialist Party | |
| • 1998-2004 : Appointed as a Defence Minister in the second and third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Governments | |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Grey |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 03-Jun-30 |
| Birthplace | Mangalore , Karnataka, India |
| Date of Death | 29-Jan-19 |
| Place of Death | Delhi, India |
| Age (at the time of death) | 88 Years |
| Death Cause | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Signature | George Fernandes Signature |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Bangalore, India |
| School | St Peter’s Seminary |
| College | St. Aloysius College, Mangalore |
| Educational Qualification | Secondary School Drop-out |
| Family | Father- John Joseph Fernandes |
| Mother- Alice Martha Fernandes | |
| Brother- Michael Fernandes (Trade Union Leader), | |
| George Fernandes Brother Michael Fernandes | |
| Aloysius Fernandes, Paul Fernandes, Lawrence Fernandes (Socialist Political Leader), Richard Fernandes | |
| Sister- Not Known | |
| Religion | Mangalorean Catholics |
| Hobby | Listening to music |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar |
| Favourite Actresses | Madhu Bala, Nargis, Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh |
| Favourite Music Form(s) | Western, Classical |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Separated |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Leila Kabir |
| Wife/Spouse/Partner | Leila Kabir (separated in the mid-1980s) |
| George Fernandes With His Wife Leila Kabir | |
| Marriage Date | 21-Jul-71 |
| Children | Son- Sean Fernandes, Investment Banker (from Leila Kabir) |
| Daughter- None | |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth (approx.) | ₹9.5 crore (as in 2009) |
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