Filipe Nery Rodrigues (born 19 October 1962) is an Indian politician, businessman and civil engineer who served as the fifth Deputy Chief Minister of Goa from February to March 2005. He is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Velim Assembly constituency in the 1999, 2002, 2007, and 2017 elections as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). In July 2019, he was one of ten INC members who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party.10 former Goa Congress MLAs, who joined BJP, reach Delhi to meet Amit ShahIn fresh jolt to Congress in Goa, 10 party legislators switch to BJP
Early life and education Rodrigues was born on 19 October 1962 in Salcete, Goa, the son of Cruz Rodrigues. He completed his diploma in civil engineering at Government Polytechnic, Panaji in 1984.
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