Aleixo Sequeira

Aleixo A. Sequeira (born 10 April 1957) is an Indian politician and businessman who serves as the member and cabinet minister in the second Pramod Sawant ministry of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Nuvem Assembly constituency.^[3] He successfully contested on the Indian National Congress ticket in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election by defeating Revolutionary Goans Party candidate Arvind D'Costa by a margin of 4,397 votes.^[4]

Aleixo Sequeira
Sequeira in 2024
Minister of Environment, Captain of Ports, Law and Judiciary and Legislative Affairs, Government of Goa[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2023[2]
Preceded by	Nilesh Cabral
Chief Minister	Pramod Sawant
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Wilfred D'sa
Constituency	Nuvem
Personal details
Born	Aleixo A. Sequeira (1957-04-10) 10 April 1957 (age 68) Mombasa, Kenya Colony (now Kenya)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bhartiya Janta Party (2022–present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (till September 2022)
Residence(s)	Nuvem, Goa, India
Alma mater	Bombay University (B.Com)
Occupation	Politician businessman
Website	twitter.com/AleixoASequeira

Early life and education

Aleixo A. Sequeira was born on 10 April 1957 to Eusebio Antonio de Piedade Sequeira and Ermelinda Figueiredo e Sequeira (née Figueiredo) in Mombasa, Kenya Colony (now Kenya).^[5] He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from Bombay University in 1979.^[3] He is married to a retired service teacher and currently resides at Nuvem, Goa.^[6]