Eduardo Faleiro


Eduardo Faleiro is an Indian politician, and former federal minister from Goa. In September 2006, he was the commissioner for non-resident Indian affairs for the Congress Government of Goa.

Biography

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.
Below is a list of posts held by him:
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

Honours

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