Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Kanara
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri P.A. Nazareth
Mother's Name : Smt. E.L. Nazareth
Date of birth : 14 Apr 1942
Profession : Advocate Social Worker, Trade Unionist
Positions held :
Member, All India Congress Committee1972-73 Convenor, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Women’s Front1974-80 Member, Rajya Sabha;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs1975-76 Convenor, Congress Parliamentary Party;Member, Committee on Information and BroadcastingMember, Executive, Congress Parliamentary Party1975-77 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee1978-80 General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Karnataka1980-86 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term);Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs1983-85 Member, Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha1983-88 National Convenor, Mahila Congress1984-85 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs;Member, Committee on Public Undertakings1985-89 Union Minister of State, Youth Affairs, Sports, Women and Child Development in the Ministry of Human Resource Development1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term)1990-91 Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Rajya SabhaMember, Executive, Congress Parliamentary Party1991 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions1992-98 Member, Rajya Sabha (4th term)1993-95 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha1993-96 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs1996-97 Member, Committee on External Affairs1996-98 Member, Committee on Public Accounts;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha;Member, Panel of Chairmen1999-2000 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism;Member, House Committee;Member, General Purposes Committee2000-2001 Chairman, Committee on the Empowerment of Women2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Course in oil painting, interior decoration and Ikebana
Social And Cultural Activities
Founder President, “Karuna”, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working for women and children
Special Interests
Foreign affairs and women’s development issues;
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Painting, music, drama and travel
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) India International Centre; (ii) Delhi Gymkhana Club; and (iii) Bangalore Club
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Best All Round Student, Mt. Carmel College, 1961; Conferred, (i) The Hon. Degree of Doctorate of Literature by the University of Mysore, 1989; (ii) Mahila Siromani Award, 1991; (iii) Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, 1991; and (iv) Dr. T.M.A. Pai Foundation Outstanding Konkani Award, 1991; President, (i) Delhi Y.W.C.A., 1975-78; (ii) Delhi Foundation of Deaf Women, 1975-82; and (iii) World Women Parliamentarians for Peace, 1986-88; Chairperson, (i) Foreign Students’ Welfare Committee of Indian Council of Cultural Relations, 1982-84; (ii) SAARC Technical Committee on Women, 1985-86; and (iii) UN Expert Group meeting on Women in Decision making, Vienna, 1987; General Secretary, All India Catholic University Federation, 1961; Joint Secretary, Government Law College Students Union, 1963-64; Member, (i) Indian Committee for International Women’s Year, 1975, (ii) Indian Delegation to U.N. Conference for International Women’s Year at Mexico, 1975;(iii) Indian Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, 1976 and 1998; (iv) Central Youth Advisory Board, 1976-77; (v) National Children’s Board, 1977-78; (vi) National Adult Education Board, 1978-79; (vii) National Committee on Child Labour, 1979; (viii) Governing Council of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, 1982-84; (ix) Bar Council of India; (x) Panel of Eminent Persons for Asia and the Pacific for HRD (ESCAP); (xi) Governing Council of SID, Rome; and (xii) Commonwealth Observer Group for Elections in Camaroon; daughter-in-law of late Joachim Alva and Violet Alva, freedom fighters and the first couple in the Indian Parliament; elected to IPU Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians, 2000.; Spokesperson, Congress Parliamentary Party
