Beatrix D'Souza

Beatrix D'Souza
Beatrix D'Souza
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

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Beatrix D'Souza (born 5 May 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

↑ ^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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[Lok_Sabha-1] 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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