João Leão is the third Portuguese minister with Goan origins

2020-06-12

In Goa, there are still those who had João Leão’s grandfather as a teacher, in the capital of the former Portuguese colony, or who studied with his father, and ensure that the news filled the community with satisfaction.

João Leão’s appointment as finance minister was front page in a newspaper in Goa, where there are still those who remember his father and grandfather, a teacher in Panjim, and proudly remember his Goan origins.

The oldest newspaper in Goa, O Heraldo, highlights on the front page of Thursday’s edition the Goan origins of João Leão, “son of Cláudio Fernandes (…), who emigrated to Portugal and lives in Lisbon”, and the teacher’s grandson Leão, who taught at the high school in Panjim, stressing that he will become the third minister of Goan origin, “in addition to Prime Minister António Costa (…) and Planning Minister, Nelson de Souza”.