Phyllis Faria

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]

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

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. "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. "ABOUT US – Mapusa Municipal Council". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  4. "The Goan EveryDay: Former MLA Faria passes away; last rites tomorrow". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  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. "Death". 24 May 2018. Archived from the original (JPG) on 24 May 2018.
  7. "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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