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 byJ. B. Clement D'Souza
Succeeded byShyamsunder Neogi
Personal details
Born(1924-04-17)17 April 1924
Died22 February 2018(2018-02-22) (aged 93)
OccupationPolitician
AwardsYashadamini 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

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

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

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

Phyllis Faria died at the Goa Medical College on 22 February 2018[6] after a brief illness.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Gazette" (PDF). 24 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "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. 1 2 3 "ABOUT US – Mapusa Municipal Council". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "The Goan EveryDay: Former MLA Faria passes away; last rites tomorrow". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Phyllis Faria: Former MLA Phyllis Faria passes away - Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Death". 24 May 2018. Archived from the original (JPG) on 24 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "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.
  8. ↑ "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)
  9. ↑ "LS Speaker chief guest for Goa assembly jubilee". oHeraldo.
  10. ↑ "People pay last respects to former Mapusa MLA Phyllis Faria; funeral today". oHeraldo.
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