The deputy chief minister of Goa is a position of the Cabinet in the Government of Goa. The post is currently vacant.The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India.
However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.
Deputy chief ministers The list of deputy chief ministers in the Indian state of Goa include:
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Sr. No.Name Term of officePolitical party Chief Minister1 Wilfred de Souza 16 January 1980 18 September 1983Indian National Congress (Urs)Pratapsingh Rane2Ramakant Khalap27 March 199014 April 1990Maharashtrawadi Gomantak PartyChurchill Alemao14 April 199014 December 1990Luis Proto Barbosa1 Wilfred de Souza 25 January 1991 18 May 1993Indian National CongressRavi S. Naik1 Wilfred de Souza 16 December 1994 29 July 1998Indian National CongressPratapsingh Rane3Dayanand Narvekar24 November 1999 23 October 2000Goa People's CongressFrancisco Sardinha4Ravi S. Naik24 October 2000 3 June 2002Maharashtrawadi Gomantak PartyManohar Parrikar5Filipe Nery Rodrigues3 February 2005 4 March 2005IndependentPratapsingh Rane1Wilfred de Souza7 June 2005 7 June 2007Nationalist Congress Party6Francis D'Souza 9 March 2012 8 November 2014Bharatiya Janata PartyManohar Parrikar 8 November 2014 14 March 2017 Laxmikant Parsekar7Sudin Dhavalikar19 March 2019 27 March 2019Maharashtrawadi Gomantak PartyPramod Sawant7Vijai Sardesai19 March 201913 July 2019Goa Forward Party8Babu Ajgaonkar28 March 201915 March 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party9Babu Kavlekar13 July 2019
Oath as the state deputy chief minister The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state: Oath of Secrecy "I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."
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