Carlos Alvares Ferreira

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Carlos Alvares Ferreira
Carlos Ferreira Alvares at Prudent Head Office in Panjim, Goa (cropped).jpg
Ferreira at Prudent Head Office, Panjim in 2020
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byGlenn Ticlo
ConstituencyAldona
Personal details
Born
Carlos Alvares Ferreira

(1966-06-25) 25 June 1966 (age 56)
Margao, Goa, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
(January 2022—present)
Spouse
Natasha Carlos Ferreira
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(m. 1995)​
Children2
Residence(s)Santerxette, Aldona, Goa, India
Education
  • Post Graduate in Law
  • Diploma in piano teaching
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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Carlos Alvares Ferreira (born 25 June 1966), also known as Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira, is an Indian politician and lawyer from Goa. He is the current member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Aldona Assembly constituency. He is also a former Assistant Solicitor General of India, Public prosecutor and Advocate General of Goa.[1][2] Ferreira contested on Indian National Congress ticket in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election and emerged victorious. He defeated two term Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Glenn Ticlo by a margin of 1823 votes.[3]

Ferreira is a senior lawyer who practices in the Bombay High Court in Goa and The Supreme Court of India.[4] He has been one of the youngest serving Advocate Generals in Indian history.[5] Ferreira has also held the positions of the State Public Prosecutor in the Bombay High Court in Goa and has also served as the Assistant Solicitor General of India under the Indian National Congress headed by the then India Prime minister Manmohan Singh from 2004–2014.

Early and personal life[]

Carlos Alvares Ferreira was born on 25 June 1966 in Margao to Charles Ferreira Alvares[6] a banker who later chose to become a lawyer and a homeopathic doctor.[3] Ferreira is married to Natasha Da Costa, a social worker by profession in January 1995.[3] In June 1996, the couple welcomed their first child, Armando Ferreira Alvares followed by their second child, Daniel Alvares Ferreira in 1997. Ferreira and his family currently resides at Aldona, Goa, India.[3]

Career[]

Lawyer (1987–present)[]

Ferreira started his career as a lawyer in 1987 after he graduated from Govind Kare Law College, Margao. He initially started working under his father's firm first before starting his own practice in Panjim. He was also the youngest Advocate Generals for in Goa being appointed by Luizinho Faleiro, the then Goa Chief minister. He also served as the Legal Advisor to the then Governor of Goa and Maharastra, S.C. Jamir.[2]

Ferreira was also the Public Prosecutor for Goa under the then Goa Chief minister, Digambar Kamat led government for the Indian National Congress. He currently is the AICC chairperson for the Legal Cell[7] for the State of Goa.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Goan Voice - UK - providing updated comprehensive news coverage on Goa daily". www.goanvoice.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Former AG Ferreira is chief of Legal dept". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira, INC MLA from Aldona – Our Neta". Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  4. ^ "Carlos Ferreira profile". Soolegal.
  5. ^ "NIZ GOENKAR". www.nizgoenkar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  6. ^ "CARLOS ALVARES FERREIRA(INC):Constituency- ALDONA(NORTH GOA) - Expense Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  7. ^ "'All not well in BJP,' says Congress on delay in govt formation in Goa". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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