Joshua Peter De Souza (born 12 November 1988) is an Indian politician who was elected to the

Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The assem ...

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

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. On 22 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

Mapusa Mapusa () is a city in North Goa, India. It is situated 13 km north of the state capital of Panaji. The city is the headquarters of Bardez taluka. It is located on the main highway NH-17, linking Mumbai to Kochi. During Portuguese Indi ...

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

De Souza is the son of former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa Francis D'Souza who previously served in

as a

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(1985-2000), mayor (1998-2000), and MLA (1999-2019). De Souza's father died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64, following a battle with

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. After his death, De Souza decided to contest his first

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in 2019. He won the 2019 by-election and was elected as the MLA of Mapusa Assembly constituency.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