Pramod Sawant
Pramod Pandurang Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician who is the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa.[1][2] Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] He is an Ayurveda Medical practitioner by profession.[4] He was serving as the speaker of the Goa assembly before being sworn in as Chief Minister, after the death of the sitting chief minister Manohar Parrikar.
Pramod Sawant | |
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![]() Sawant in 2019 | |
13th Chief Minister of Goa | |
Assumed office 19 March 2019 | |
Governor | Mridula Sinha Satya Pal Malik Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Deputy | Manohar Ajgaonkar
(from 28 March 2019) Chandrakant Kavlekar (from 14 July 2019) |
Preceded by | Manohar Parrikar |
Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
In office 22 March 2017 – 18 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Anant Shet |
Succeeded by | Michael Lobo (acting) |
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Constituency | Sanquelim |
Personal details | |
Born | Goa, India | 24 April 1973
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Sulakshana Sawant |
Early life
Sawant was born on 24 April 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant.[5][6] He obtained a Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from the Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur and a postgraduate degree of Master of Social Work from the Tilak Maharashtra University at Pune.[4]
Sawant's wife Sulakshana[7] is a teacher of chemistry[8] at the Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in Bicholim. She is also a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently the President[9] of the Goa unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha.[10][11]
Chief Minister of Goa (First Term)
Pramod sawant was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019.
See also
- Pramod Sawant ministry
References
- Murari Shetye. "Goa speaker Pramod Sawant succeeds Parrikar as CM" The Times of India. 19 March 2019.
- Gupta, Saurabh (19 March 2019). Jacob, Jimmy (ed.). "Pramod Sawant, Goa's New Chief Minister, Is An Ayurveda Practitioner. H". NDTV.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Pramod Pandurang Sawant(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SANQUELIM(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
- "CM to lay corner stone for Sankhali bus stand today". The Navhind Times.
- Wives of 2 MLAs get prominent positions in BJP’s new Executive
- "Pramod Sawant: 10 Interesting facts about CM of Goa". Jagranjosh.com. 19 March 2019.
- "BJP women's wing demands 33% seats". oHeraldo.
- "BJP Mahila Morcha chief: No woman eligible to be candidate - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "BJP Mahila eyes Porvorim seat in 2017 Assembly polls". The Goan.
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/not-a-single-coronavirus-case-in-goa-now-declares-cm-pramod-sawant-609213
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-goes-coronavirus-free-informs-cm-pramod-sawant/videoshow/75239135.cms
- https://indianexpress.com/article/india/active-covid-19-cases-0-goa-now-gears-up-for-return-of-seafarers-6370075/