Alina Saldanha

Alina Saldanha is an Indian politician. She is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Cortalim constituency. She entered politics after the death of her husband José Matanhy de Saldanha in 2012, he was the sitting member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Cortalim constituency. She fought the by-poll from his seat. She was the only woman Minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar-led government in Goa. She was in charge of the Environment and Rural Development Ministry. * (Collected from the public domain) UPDATED ON 01/10/2024