Laxmikant Parsekar
| Laxmikant Parsekar | |
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| 12th Chief Minister of Goa | |
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In office 8 November 2014 – 14 March 2017 |
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| Governor | Mridula Sinha |
| Preceded by | Manohar Parrikar |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Parrikar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar 4 July 1956 Goa, Portuguese India (now in India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Smita |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Centre of Post Graduation Instruction & Research, Panaji, Goa, (then Bombay University) |
Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar (born 4 July 1956) is an Indian politician who held the office of the Chief Minister of Goa, a state in India from 2014 to 2017. He was the member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Mandrem constituency, and he belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He was appointed as the Chief Minister of Goa on 8 November 2014, replacing Manohar Parrikar. During the Goa Assembly Election in 2017, he lost from his seat of Mandrem. He resigned on 11 March 2017.
Laxmikant Parsekar was born on 4 July 1956 at Harmal village, Pernem taluka of Goa. He has done his M.Sc (1980) and B.Ed (1981) from Centre of Post Graduate Instruction & Research, Panaji, Goa, (then Bombay University). He was the principal of Harmal Panchakroshi Secondary School, Harmal, Goa.
He served as Goa's Minister of Health before becoming Chief Minister and has a strong connection to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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