Oscar Fernandes

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Oscar Fernandes
Fernandes in 2013
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	C. P. Joshi Manmohan Singh (acting)
Succeeded by	Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office 15 December 2013 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Sis Ram Ola
Succeeded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
In office 24 October 2006 – 3 March 2009 (as Minister of State, Independent Charge)
Preceded by	Manmohan Singh (acting)
Succeeded by	G. K. Vasan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation
In office 23 May 2004 – 29 January 2006
Preceded by	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by	G. K. Vasan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1 July 1998 – 13 September 2021
Succeeded by	Lehar Singh Siroya
Constituency	Karnataka
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1980–1998
Preceded by	T. A. Pai
Succeeded by	I. M. Jayarama Shetty
Constituency	Udupi
Personal details
Born	(1941-03-27)27 March 1941 Udupi, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)
Died	13 September 2021(2021-09-13) (aged 80)[1] Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Blossom Fernandes ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Doris Rest Haven, Ambalpady, Udupi.

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.