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Oscar Fernandes was born on 27 March, 1941 in Udupi, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India), is an Indian politician (1941–2021). Discover Oscar Fernandes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 27 March 1941
Birthday 27 March
Birthplace Udupi, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)
Date of death 13 September, 2021
Died Place Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality India

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His wife is Blossom Fernandes (m. 1981)

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Oscar Fernandes Net Worth

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1941

Dr. Oscar Fernandes (27 March 1941 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian politician, a senior Indian National Congress leader and was the Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment, Government of India in UPA government.

He was one of the closest confidants of the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and one of the major leaders involved in the decision making process related to Congress Party.

He was closely associated with the late Mogaveera community leader Mr.Ananda Mendon and both together worked for the social upliftment of rural areas of coastal Karnataka.

Fernandes was the Chairman of Central Election Authority of the All India Congress Committee.

He was previously the AICC General Secretary, the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Dr. Manmohan Singh's first UPA government in India.

He served as Parliamentary Secretary to Rajiv Gandhi.

1980

He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Udupi constituency in Karnataka.

1981

He married Blossom Mathias Prabhu on 26 August 1981 and had one son Oshan and one daughter Oshanie.

His son Oshan is married to Frazil Quadros and Oscar's daughter Oshanie is married to Mark Saldanha.

1984

He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency.

1998

Later, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998.

2002

In 2002 Fernandes inaugurated the Glowinstar Academy, an integrated development school, in Ambalpady, dedicated to his father, Roque.

Fernandes died on 13 September 2021 at the age of 80, due to age related ailments at Yenepoya hospital in Mangalore.

He was undergoing treatment there since 19 July, following a clot in brain due to a fall at his home.

2004

He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004.

He was a Union Minister from 2004 to 2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment.

He served two terms as a member of the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Name of Oscar Fernandes is also figured in the National Harold case.

Oscar was born to Roque Fernandes, the head of Government Composite PU College and the first President of Manipal Institute of Technology and Leonissa M. Fernandes, the first female magistrate in India, at the family estate at Udupi.

Fernandes was one of 12 children in his family, and grew up with a strong Catholic background.

As a child he was an altar boy, and as a youth he was active in Church activities.

His family belongs to the Fernandes-Prabhu clan, a Mangalorean Catholic clan from Udyavara in Udupi district.