About George Fernandes
George Mathew Fernandes was an Indian politician, trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004. A veteran socialist, he was a member of the Lok Sabha for over 30 years, starting from Bombay in 1967 till 2009 mostly representing constituencies from Bihar. He was the leader of the Samyukta Socialist Party and the Socialist Party, a key member of the Janata Party, the Janata Party (Secular) and the Janata Dal, and, finally, the founder of the Samata Party. Holding several prominent ministerial portfolios during his career, including communication, industry, railways, and defence, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 2020. George Fernandes won nine Lok Sabha elections from 1967 to 2004. In 1977, after the Emergency had been lifted, Fernandes won the Muzaffarpur seat in Bihar in absentia. His mother was a great admirer of King George V (who was also born on 3 June), hence she named her first son George.
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