Avertano Furtado

Avertano Furtado
Furtado in 2016
Minister for Labour, Employment and Fisheries
In office April 2012 – 2017
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded by	Churchill Alemao
Succeeded by	Luizinho Faleiro
Constituency	Navelim
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress (2021–present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Independent (2012–2021)[2]
Children	1[3]
Occupation	Politician
Website	avertanofurtado.com

Avertano Furtado is an Indian politician who is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Navelim Assembly constituency from 2012 to 2017. Furtado successfully contested in the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election, by defeating incumbent legislator Churchill Alemao by a margin of 2,145 votes.

Career

Before shifting his focus to politics, Furtado played football as a goalkeeper for Salgaocar SC and MRF.[4] Alongside several others, he petitioned the Bombay High Court on behalf of the residents of Sinquetim-Navelim, requesting a stay order on the construction of the Sinquetim-Benaulim bridge. This petition was supported by the incumbent MLA Churchill Alemao. The grounds for the petition were that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had not sanctioned the project, and it should not be recommended until the CRZ clearance is obtained from the ministry.^[citation needed]

References

1. "After Luizinho Faleiro's exit, former Goa minister Avertano Furtado joins Congress". The Hindu. 28 September 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
2. "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in.
3. "Couple booked for assaulting bar cashier, two tourists". oHeraldo.
4. "Scions bite the dust in Goa". 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2023.