What is Oscar Fernandes?
[[File:Oscar Fernandes addressing at the 142nd Meeting of the Employees State Insurance corporation (ESIC) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, in New Delhi on February 22, 2008 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Oscar Fernandes''' (27 March 1941 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian politician. He was born in present-day [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. He was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. Fernandes was a member of the [[Parliament of India]] between 1980 until 1996 and again from 1998 until his death. He was the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of Road Transport and Highways]] between 2013 and 2014. Fernandes died at a hospital in [[Mangalore]], India from [[thrombus]] caused by a fall on 13 September 2021, aged 80.<ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/oscar-fernandes-senior-congress-leader-rajya-sabha-mp-passes-away-in-mangaluru-733674 Oscar Fernandes, senior Congress leader, passes away in Mangaluru]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Oscar}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls]] [[Category:Deaths from blood clot]] [[Category:Politicians from Karnataka]] {{bio-stub}}