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Beatrix D'Souza
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Beatrix D'Souza | |
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| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Constituency | Anglo-Indian, Tamil Nadu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1935 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Samata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Late Shri Neil Henry D’Souza |
| Profession | Social Worker, Professor, Educationalist |
Beatrix D'Souza (born May 5, 1935) is an Indian politician and social worker. She represents the Anglo-Indian community from Tamil Nadu as a member of the Samata Party.[1]
Education
D'Souza completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master of Arts in English from Stella Maris College and Presidency College, University of Madras, Chennai (Tamil Nadu). She also holds a Ph.D in Australian Literature and pursued research at University of Western Australia, Perth and University of Monash, in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Career
D'Souza was first nominated a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1991. Between 1991 and 1996, she held the following positions:
- Member, State Commission for Women, Tamil Nadu
- Chairperson, State Minorities Commission, Tamil Nadu
In 1998, Beatrix was nominated as a member of the 12th Lok Sabha. That time she was serving as the Vice-President, Samata Party, Tamil Nadu. From 1998 to 1999, she held various posts including:
- Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Education and Health Programmes for Women
- Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests and its Sub-Committee on Food Technology
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
In 1999, she was nominated to the 13th Lok Sabha. From 1999 to 2004, she worked as
- Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
- Member, Committee on External Affairs
- Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Laws related to Women
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Since the beginning of her career, D'Souza has been associated with All India Anglo-Indian Association. She was the Founder-President of Forum of Anglo-Indian Women.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 13th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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