Oscar Fernandes (born 27 March 1941) is an India politician, a senior Indian National Congress leader and AICC General Secretary. He was the Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Dr. Manmohan Singhs first UPA government in India. He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Udupi constituency in Karnataka. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency. Later, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998. He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004. He was a Union Minister from 2004–2009, holding a number of portfolios such as Statistics and Programme Implementation, NRI Affairs, Youth and Sports Affairs and Labour and Employment. 2013 - Minister for Road Transport and Highways 2013 - Minister for Labour & Employment 1972-76 Member, Municipal Council, Udupi 1980-84 Member, Seventh Lok Sabha 1983 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee Member 1984-June 1985 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of India 1985 and 1996 onwards General Secretary, All India Congress Committee 1985-89 Member, 8th Lok Sabha 1986 President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee 1989-91 Member, 9th Lok Sabha 1990 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Energy 1991-96 Member, 10th Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member, 11th Lok Sabha 1998 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development 1999 - 2004 Member, Committee on Agriculture 2000 - 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 2000-2004 Convenor, Parliamentary Forum on HIV-AIDS 2004 - 2006 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 2005 - 2006 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs 2004 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 2006 - Minister of State (Independent Charge) 2006 - 2009 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment 2009 - Member, National Board for Micro, small and Medium Enterprises 2009 - Chairman, Committee on Human Resources Development Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2009 - Member, General Purposes Committee 2010 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 2010 onwards Member, Coffee Board Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education 2012 - Chairman, Committee on Industry Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex 2013 - Minister for Road Transport and Highways 2013 - Minister for Labour & Employment
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