Francisco Xavier "Mickky" Pacheco[2][3] (born 12 December 1964)[4] is an Indian politician who is a former three-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly of the Nuvem and Benaulim constituencies and former leader of the Indian National Congress.[5] He held portfolios of Rural Development, Archeology and Archives, Tourism, Captain of Ports, Housing, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Sports and Youth Affairs in the state cabinet.[2]
Mickky Pacheco | |
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.png) Pacheco in 2014 | |
| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 7 March 2012 – 18 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred D'sa |
| Constituency | Nuvem |
| Minister of Rural Development and Archaeology and Archives, Goa | |
| In office 8 November 2014 – 4 April 2015 | |
| Minister of Tourism, Goa | |
| In office 3 June 2002 – 14 June 2004 | |
| In office 25 June 2007 – 5 June 2010 | |
| Captain of Ports | |
| In office 3 June 2002 – 14 June 2004 | |
| In office 17 December 2007 – 5 June 2010 | |
| Minister of Housing | |
| In office 25 June 2007 – 5 June 2010 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Goa | |
| In office 25 June 2005 – 5 June 2007 | |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | |
| In office 3 June 2002 – 14 June 2004 | |
| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office June 2002 – 30 Dec 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Churchill Alemao |
| Succeeded by | Caetano Silva |
| Constituency | Benaulim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Xavier Pacheco 12 December 1964 Benaulim, Goa, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse |
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| Domestic partner(s) | Nadia Torrado (2006–2010)[1] |
| References Previous Election Details | |
In 2015, Pacheco was convicted of assaulting a government official and sentenced to imprisonment for six months,[6] forcing him to resign from his ministerial post.[7]
Political career
editPacheco won the 2002 Legislative Assembly election as a member of the United Goans Democratic Party.[8] He later split and formed the United Goans Democratic Party (Secular), which merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2005.[9] He later joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and won the 2007 election.[8] Prior to the 2012 Legislative Assembly election, he left the NCP and joined the Goa Vikas Party (GVP).[10] Pacheco's wife Viola Pacheco was made the GVP president in 2012 he quit Goa Vikas Party and joined the Goa Su-raj Party; he lost the Nuvem Constituency in the hands of sitting ZP Member of Nuvem Wilfred D'sa.[11][12]
In 1981, while he was in seventh standard, Pacheco dropped out of school and became a tailor "to support his family". As per his affidavit in the 2012 Legislative Assembly election, he has assets worth ₹5.96 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.3 million in 2023).[13] He was an associate of former Chief Minister of Goa Churchill Alemao, but defeated him in the 2002 election.[14] Several criminal cases are registered against Pacheco; he was also alleged by the United States (US) authorities of his involvement in illegal immigration of Goan youth to the US and money laundering racket.[13][14]
Personal life
editBelonging to a Catholic family,[15] Pacheco claims to be from a "very poor family".[16] He dropped out of school in 1981 when he was in seventh standard, and became a tailor "to support his family".[13][17] Later he moved to Bahrain and the US.[13] Pacheco says that he is still a fashion designer, and owns a showroom in Paris.[16] Pacheco is a fan of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, and was a bass guitarist in a local band.[16] Pacheco was the owner of a football club Fransa-Pax FC, which was dissolved in March 2006 as a protest against the All India Football Federation.[18]
Reception
editPacheco has been involved in various controversies,[13] and has ten criminal cases registered against him.[17] In June 2006, Pacheco slapped a junior engineer Kapil Natekar for not attending his personal assistant's call.[7] Pacheco was sentenced to imprisonment for six months.[7] In June 2010, he was arrested over his alleged involvement in the suicide of his girlfriend Nadia Torrado.[14] He was forced to resign from his ministerial post in the then Indian National Congress-led government, but was later given a clean chit due to absence of evidence.[14] His estranged wife Sara Pacheco accused him of bigamy under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.[14] Other cases against him are road rage, abusing and threatening a traffic police constable in Margao, forgery in property deals, and extortion of ₹3.69 lakh (equivalent to ₹9.3 lakh or US$11,000 in 2023) from a casino in 2009.[13][14]
Pacheco was probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation when the United States' Bureau of Diplomatic Security alleged his involvement in illegal immigration of Goan youth and a money laundering racket.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Pacheco's wife quizzed by Goa cops". Deccan Herald.
- ^ a b "Shri Francisco Xavier Pacheco (Mickky)" (PDF). Goa Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Goa Minister Mickky Pacheco, Guilty of Slapping Official, Resigns". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Goa Vikas Party supremo to lend colour to new cabinet". The Times of India. Panaji. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Utkarsh Anand (12 May 2015). "Supreme court asks former Goa Minister Francisco Pacheco to 'surrender immediately'". New Delhi: The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Goa minister Francisco Pacheco, convicted for slapping government servant, resigns". Panaji: Zee News. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Shri Francisco Xavier Pacheco Previous Election Details". Goa Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Sanjay Banerjee (27 January 2005). "Regional party MLA joins BJP". The Times of India. Panaji. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Pacheco joins Goa Vikas Party". The Hindu. Panaji. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Mickky opens offices at Loutulim, Nuvem". Margao: O Heraldo. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Mickky yet to contact Viola, buddies clueless". Panaji: O Heraldo. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Shalini Nair (7 May 2015). "The case of Francisco Mickky Pacheco: From humble beginning, to flashy lifestyle & run-ins with law". Mumbai: The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The rise and fall of Mickky" (PDF). O Heraldo. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Convicted Goa MLA wants pardon because of hypertension!". Oneindia. 1 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Soutik Biswas (10 December 2003). "'Bling-bling' birthday for Goan politician". BBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Francisco Xavier Pacheco". myneta.info. Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Fransa to be disbanded: Pacheco". Rediff.com. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2015.