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'''Phyllis Faria''' was an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician and nominated [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=40875|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307154601/http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=40875|archivedate=2018-03-07|title=The Goan EveryDay: Former MLA Faria passes away; last rites tomorrow|date=7 March 2018}}</ref> of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]. She also served as the President of the [[Mapusa municipal council|Mapusa Municipal Council]].<ref name="archive.org1">{{cite web|url=https://mapusamunicipal.com/about-mmc/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307154415/https://mapusamunicipal.com/about-mmc/|archivedate=2018-03-07|title=ABOUT US – Mapusa Municipal Council|date=7 March 2018}}</ref> | '''Phyllis Faria''' (1924-2018) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician and nominated [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=40875|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307154601/http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=40875|archivedate=2018-03-07|title=The Goan EveryDay: Former MLA Faria passes away; last rites tomorrow|date=7 March 2018}}</ref> of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]. She also served as the President of the [[Mapusa municipal council|Mapusa Municipal Council]].<ref name="archive.org1">{{cite web|url=https://mapusamunicipal.com/about-mmc/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307154415/https://mapusamunicipal.com/about-mmc/|archivedate=2018-03-07|title=ABOUT US – Mapusa Municipal Council|date=7 March 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 2 October 2021
Phyllis Faria | |
|---|---|
| Nominated MLA, Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office January 1985[1] – November 1989[2] | |
| President, Mapusa Municipal Council[3] | |
| In office 1 December 1973 – 13 December 1974 | |
| Preceded by | J. B. Clement D'Souza |
| Succeeded by | Shyamsunder Neogi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1924 |
| Died | 22 February 2018 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Yashadamini Puraskar |
Phyllis Faria (1924-2018) was an Indian politician and nominated MLA[4] of the Goa Legislative Assembly. She also served as the President of the Mapusa Municipal Council.[3]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Phyllis Faria was born as Phyllis Yolanda Virginia de Souza in a family of educationists[5] on 17 April 1924[6] to Alphonsus Ligouri de Souza and Elsie Beatrice.[7] Phyllis became a teacher and taught for over 25 years.[7] She married Antonio Vasco de Faria.[6]
Political career[edit | edit source]
In 1966, Faria was appointed as the Chairperson of the Project Implementation Committee, Bardez.[5] In 1970, she was elected as a Councillor of the Mapusa Municipal Council[5] and in 1973 became the first woman President of the Council.[3]
In January 1985, Faria along with Sulochana Katkar and Sangeeta Parab was nominated as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly.[1] During her tenure as a nominated MLA[4] of the Goa Legislative Assembly, she served as a member of the Library Committee and the Committee on Privileges of the Goa Legislative Assembly.[8]
She was also the President of the North Goa Mahila Congress.[5] In 1990, Faria became the first woman Chairperson of the Goa Handicrafts Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC). She served as the Chairperson of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Faria was the Vice Chairperson of the Sanjay Centre For Special Education and as a Director of the Goa Bal Bhavan. She also chaired the Managing Committee of the Sacred Heart School at Parra, Goa.[5]
Awards[edit | edit source]
She was honoured with the Yashadamini Puraskar by the Government of Goa in 2002.[7] Faria was felicitated on 9 January 2014 at the valedictory ceremony to mark the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Goa Legislative Assembly.[9]
Death[edit | edit source]
Phyllis Faria died at the Goa Medical College on 22 February 2018[6] after a brief illness.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 24 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "ABOUT US – Mapusa Municipal Council". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Goan EveryDay: Former MLA Faria passes away; last rites tomorrow". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Phyllis Faria: Former MLA Phyllis Faria passes away - Goa News - Times of India". 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Wayback Machine". 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Domnic Fernandes Anjuna Goa: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOUNDERS - Part 2". 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "LS Speaker chief guest for Goa assembly jubilee". oHeraldo.
- ↑ "People pay last respects to former Mapusa MLA Phyllis Faria; funeral today". oHeraldo.
