# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-fernandes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:25:21.563Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/george-fernandes"
name: "George Fernandes"
slug: "george-fernandes"
description: "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."
tagline: "Indian trade unionist and politician (1930–2019)"
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  isoCode: "IN"
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birthDate: "1930-06-03"
deathDate: "2019-01-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump