Margaret Alva
Margaret Alva | |
|---|---|
 Margaret Alva in 2006 | |
| 17th Governor of Goa | |
| In office 12 July 2014 – 7 August 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Parrikar |
| Preceded by | Bharat Vir Wanchoo |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| 23rd Governor of Gujarat | |
| In office 7 July 2014 – 15 July 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Anandiben Patel |
| Preceded by | Kamla Beniwal |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| 20th Governor of Rajasthan | |
| In office 12 May 2012 – 5 August 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot |
| Preceded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Succeeded by | Ram Naik (Additional Charge) |
| 4th Governor of Uttarakhand | |
| In office 6 August 2009 – 14 May 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Banwari Lal Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Qureshi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Anant Kumar Hegde |
| Succeeded by | Anant Kumar Hegde |
| Constituency | Kanara |
| Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |
| In office 26 June 1991 – 26 May 1996 | |
| Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 26 May 1985 – 26 May 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 25 July 1984 – 25 July 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi |
| In office 25 July 1993 – 25 July 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 25 July 1974–25 July 1998 | |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Nazareth 14 April 1942 Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Mangaluru, Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) |
Niranjan Alva
(m. 1964; died 2018) |
| Children | 3 son(s) and 1 daughter |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Mt. Carmel College and Government Law College, Bangalore |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Margaret Alva (née Nazareth; born 14 April 1942) is an Indian politician. Alva was the 17th Governor of Goa, 23rd Governor of Gujarat, 20th Governor of Rajasthan and 4th Governor of Uttarakhand.
In July 2022, the United Progressive Alliance nominated her as its vice presidential nominee in the 2022 election.[2] She lost the election to Jagdeep Dhankhar the following month.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Niranjan Thomas Alva passes away". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 7 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ex-union minister Margaret Alva is Opposition's vice presidential candidate". The Indian Express. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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