Eduardo Faleiro

Eduardo Faleiro (born 30 August 1940) is an Indian politician and former federal minister. In September 2006, he served as the commissioner for non-resident Indian affairs for the Congress Government of Goa.

Biography
Eduardo Faleiro was born on 30 August 1940. He was a Union Cabinet minister at the Indian federal government in New Delhi from 1986 to 1996. Earlier, he was a member of the legislative assembly of Goa for a short while, before shifting to national-level politics. When the Indian National Congress, a party he has associated with for most of his political career, was out of power, Faleiro was a member of the Rajya Sabha too, the upper house of the Indian parliament.

Honours
Faleiro was knighted by the Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa with the 'Grande-Oficial da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique' in January 2017.

Positions held

 * 1971-1976: Member, Goa Legislative Assembly
 * 1974-1976: Deputy Leader, CLP (I), Goa Legislative Assembly
 * 1977: Elected to the Sixth Lok Sabha
 * 1980: Re-elected to the Seventh Lok Sabha
 * 1982-1986: Chairman, Economic Development Corporation
 * 1984: Elected to the Eighth Lok Sabha for the third consecutive time
 * 1985-1986: Chairman, House Committee
 * May 1986 to February 1988: Union Minister of State, External Affairs February 1988 to December 1989:  Union Minister of State, Economic Affairs (Finance)
 * 1989-1990: Elected to the Ninth Lok Sabha for the fourth time
 * 1990: Member, Committee of Privileges; Member, Consultative Committee; Ministry of Planning and Program Implementation
 * 1991: Elected to the Tenth Lok Sabha for the fifth time
 * 1992: Leader of the Indian Delegation to the United Nations
 * 23 June 1991 to January 1993: Union Minister of State, External Affairs
 * 18 January 1993 to April 1996 – Union Minister of State, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ocean Development, Electronics, Parliamentary Affairs
 * 1995: Vice Chairperson of Independent World Commission on Oceans
 * 26 July 1999: Elected Member of Rajya Sabha (Council of States)

In March 2006, Mr Faleiro was appointed commissioner for Non-resident Indian Affairs by the Government of Goa, with the rank of a cabinet minister.

2007: Chairman of Universal Peace Federation of India (non-governmental organization in consultative status in the Social and Economic Council of the United Nations)