Vinay Dinu Tendulkar
Vinay Dinu Tendulkar (born 25 September 1961) is an Indian politician who served as the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Goa from 2017 to 2023. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and has been the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa from 2012 to 2020, for two consecutive terms.
Vinay Dinu Tendulkar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 31 July 2017 – 28 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shantaram Naik |
| Succeeded by | Sadanand Tanavade |
| Constituency | Goa |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa | |
| In office 2012–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Laxmikant Parsekar |
| Succeeded by | Sadanand Tanavade |
| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1999–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Vishnu Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Anil Salgaocar |
| Constituency | Sanvordem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1961 Khandepar, Goa, Portuguese India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Vibha V. Tendulkar |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Mysore University, Karnataka |
Currently, he is a member of the Rubber Board committee and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. He is a member of the Transport, Tourism and Culture committee, prior to which he made substantial contribution towards forest development and protection in 2002 when he was the Forest Minister of Goa, as a part of Manohar Parrikar's Cabinet, the then Chief Minister of Goa. He was also a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from March 1999 to June 2007. He was the vice chairman of the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation from 2000 to 2004.