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George Fernandes

Politician

George Fernandes is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	George Fernandes · Джордж Фернандес · ג'ורג' פרננדס · جارج فرنانڈیز · جورج فرناندز · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	George Mathew Fernandes · George Matthew Fernandes · Фернандес, Джордж				[sources]
Weak alias	フェルナンデス国防大臣代行				[sources]
Birth date	1930-06-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Mangalore (Karnataka) · Mangaluru				[sources]
Death date	2019-01-29				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	George				[sources]
Last name	Fernandes				[sources]
Political association	Janata Dal · Janata Dal (United) · Samata Party · Samyukta Socialist Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3056379				[sources]
Position	Member of the 11th Lok Sabha · Member of the 12th Lok Sabha · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 4th Lok Sabha (1967-1971) · Member of the 7th Lok Sabha · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	St. Aloysius (Deemed to Be University)				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	3, Krishna Menon Marg, · 3, Leonard Lane, Richmond Town,				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2025-10-13

Descriptions

As President of the All India Railwaymen’s Federation led the Railway strike involving 1.5 million workers in 1974, resulting in thousands being sent to jail. This was one of the events that led to the imposition of the Emergency in June 1975; during the Emergency, went underground and fought the existing rule; arrested in June 1976 on the charge of overawing and overthrowing the Government in what came to be known as Baroda Dynamite conspiracy case; fought the 1977 elections from jail; Founder Chairman, The New India Cooperative Bank; Co-Chairman, Indo-Libyan, Indo-GDR and Indo-Hungarian Joint Commissions, 1977-79; Chairman, (i) India Development Group, London, 1979; (ii) Schumacher Foundation, 1979; President, Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat; Member, (i) Amnesty International; (ii) Press Council of India; and (iii) People’s Union for Civil Liberties; associated with Samajwadi Abhiyan—a platform for Socialist Campaigns; Convenor, National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13