George Fernandes | |
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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 the Indian Parliament for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) | |
In office 4 August 2009 – 7 July 2010 | |
Member of the Indian Parliament for Muzaffarpur | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | Jainarain Prasad Nishad |
Succeeded by | Jainarain 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 |
Member of the Indian Parliament for Nalanda | |
In office 1996–2004 | |
Preceded by | Vijoy Kumar Yadav |
Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
Personal details | |
Born | Mangalore, South Canara, British Raj (now in Karnataka, India) | 3 June 1930
Died | 29 January 2019 New Delhi, India | (aged 88)
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Spouse(s) | Leila Kabir |
Children | 1 son |
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George Fernandes[1] (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was the former Indian trade unionist, politician,[2] journalist,[3] agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar.[4] He was a key member of the Janata Dal (United), and is the founder of the Samata Party.
Fernandes suffered from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and in January 2010 was underwent treatment at Baba Ramdev's ashram at Haridwar[5] He died of complications from the diseases on 29 January 2019 in New Delhi, aged 88.[6][7]