Bio/Wiki
| Full name | Aleixo A. Sequeira |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 172 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Education | Graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Bombay University (1979) |
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Personal Life
| Marital Status | Married |
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Relationships & More
| Wife/Spouse | Maria Aurora Genoveva Linette Pinto e Sequeira (retired teacher) |
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| Children | He has two daughters. |
Family
| Father | Eusebio Antonio de Piedade Sequeira (owner of a pharmaceutical and a newspaper company) |
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| Mother | Ermelinda Figueiredo e Sequeira (teacher) |
| Spouse | Maria Aurora Genoveva Linette Pinto e Sequeira (retired teacher) |
| Children | He has two daughters. |
Career
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present) |
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| Other Political Affiliation | Indian National Congress (till September 2022) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Aleixo Sequeira is an Indian politician and businessperson. He represents the Nuvem Assembly constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |
| His father migrated to Africa and then to Mombasa, Kenya, before returning to India in 1973 to work as a chemist in Goa. | |
| In 1974, Aleixo Sequeira joined the Indian Youth Congress before becoming a member of the Indian National Congress. | |
| He won the Goa Legislative Assembly elections from the Nuvem constituency in the late 90s and served as the deputy speaker and cabinet minister in 1999. | |
| Aleixo Sequeira held various portfolios including Industries and Information Technology in the Goa Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2000. | |
| He served as the pro-term speaker at the Fifth Legislative Assembly of Goa in June 2007. | |
| In 2022, Aleixo Sequeira won the Goa Legislative Assembly elections from the Nuvem constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. | |
| On September 14, 2022, he joined the BJP government in Goa along with other politicians. | |
| Aleixo Sequeira was sworn in as a minister in the BJP-led government in Goa on November 19, 2023, following Nilesh Cabral's resignation as the PWD Minister. |
