Joshua Peter De Souza (born 12 November 1988) is an Indian politician residing in

Mapusa Mapusa (म्हापशें) is a town in North Goa, India. It is situated 13 km north of the capital Panaji. The town is the headquarters of Bardez Taluka. It is located on the main highway NH-17, linking Mumbai to Kochi. In Portugue ...

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, and was elected to the

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in the by-election in 2019 as a member of the

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. On 22nd July 2022 he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly with a majority of 24-12 votes against Siolim Congress MLA Delilah Lobo. Currently, he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of

Constituency, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party Minority Morcha, the Vice Chairman of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) and the Chairman of Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA). Besides that, he is also a social worker and entrepreneur.

Family background

D'Souza is the son of former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa Adv.

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who previously served the people of Mapusa as a

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(1985-2000), Mayor (1998-2000), and

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(1999-2019). His humility, fondness, and love for his people has been a source of inspiration for Joshua from a very young age. Having been born into a political family, Joshua had the opportunity to work closely with his father and learn from the best. Spending time with his father ultimately drew him toward his community.

Francis D'Souza died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64, following a battle with

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. After his death, Joshua decided to contest his first

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in 2019. Joshua won the 2019 by-election and was elected as the MLA of

Mapusa Assembly constituency Mapusa Assembly constituency is one of the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa, a southern state of India. Mapusa is also one of the 20 constituencies that comes under North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency). It is part of North Goa district. Memb ...

. Ever since, he has served the people of Mapusa with hard work and dedication. My Neta
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Posts held

• 2015 – 2019: Councillor Ward No. 13, Mapusa Municipal Council

• 2019 – Present: MLA, Mapusa Constituency.

• 2021 – Present: Vice Chairman of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC)

• 2021 – Present: National General Secretary of the BJP Minority Morcha.

• 2022 – Present: Chairman of Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA)

•2022 - Present: Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly.

References

1988 births Living people Goa MLAs 2022–2027 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa People from Mapusa Goa MLAs 2017–2022 Indian Roman Catholics {{Goa-BJP-politician-stub