Joshua De Souza

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Joshua De Souza
De Souza in July 2022
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 May 2019
Preceded by	Francis D'Souza
Constituency	Mapusa
Deputy Speaker Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2022
Speaker	Ramesh Tawadkar
Preceded by	Subhash Phal Desai
Personal details
Born	Joshua Peter De Souza (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 (age 36) Mapusa, Goa, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Francis D'Souza (father)
Residence(s)	Mapusa, Goa, India

Joshua Peter De Souza (born 12 November 1988) is an Indian politician who was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly in the by-election in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 22 July 2022 he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly with a majority of 24-12 votes against Siolim Congress MLA Delilah Lobo.

Currently, he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Mapusa Constituency, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party Minority Morcha, the Vice Chairman of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) and the Chairman of Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA). Besides that, he is also a social worker and entrepreneur.^{[citation needed]}

De Souza is the son of former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa Francis D'Souza who previously served in Mapusa as a councillor (1985-2000), mayor (1998-2000), and MLA (1999-2019).

De Souza's father died on 14 February 2019 at the age of 64, following a battle with cancer. After his death, De Souza decided to contest his first by-election in 2019. He won the 2019 by-election and was elected as the MLA of Mapusa Assembly constituency.^[1][2][3]

• 2015 – 2019: Councillor Ward No. 13, Mapusa Municipal Council
• 2019 – present: MLA, Mapusa Constituency
• 2021 – present: Vice Chairman of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC)
• 2021 – present: National General Secretary of the BJP Minority Morcha
• 2022 – present: Chairman of Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA)
• 2022 – present: Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly

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