Margaret Alva
Governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan
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.
Margaret Alva | |
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![]() 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 |
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- ↑ "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.