Margaret Alva Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	14/04/1942
Age	82 years
Birthplace	Mangalore, Karnataka

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Margaret Nazareth
Note	She changed her name from Margaret Nazareth to Margaret Alva after her marriage

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm (5’ 6”)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru Government Law College, Bengaluru
Degree(s)	Bachelor of Arts at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru Bachelor of Laws at Government Law College, Bengaluru

Personal Life

Religion

Christian

Address

Permanent	Near Custom`s Quarters, Uttara Kannada, Distt. Karwar, Karnataka, India
Present	12, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi – 110003, India

Hobbies

Oil Painting
Interior Decoration
Ikebana (Japanese art of flower arrangement)

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	24/05/1964

Family

Husband

Niranjan Thomas Alva (advocate, businessman)

Children

Sons	Niret Alva (Founder & CEO at Miditech Private Limited) Nivedith Alva (politician, convenor of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Nikhil Alva
Daughter	Manira Alva (Vice President at Vital Voices Global Partnership)

Parents

Father	P. A. Nazareth
Mother	E. L. Nazareth

Siblings

Brothers	John Mohan Nazareth Pascal Alan Nazareth (former Ambassador of India to Japan, author of book ‘Gandhi: The Soul Force Warrior.’)
Sisters	Corinne Rego Joan Peres

Others

Father-in-law	Joachim Alva (lawyer, journalist, politician)
Mother-in-law	Violet Alva (lawyer, journalist, politician)

Career

Politics

Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Governor	Governor of Uttarakhand (2009-2012) Governor of Rajasthan (2012) Governor of Gujarat (additional charge) (7 July 2014 – 15 July 2014) Governor of Goa (12 July 2014 – 7 August 2014)
Key Positions	President of Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) (1975-1978) Chairperson of SAARC Technical Committee on Women (1985-1986) Chairperson of UN Expert Group meeting on Women in Decision making, Vienna (1987)

Awards

Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award (1991)
Dr. T.M.A. Pai Foundation Outstanding Konkani Award (1991)
First Nelson Mandela Award (2007) for minority Empowerment

Some Lesser Known Facts

She was chosen as the opposition's pick for the 14th vice-presidential election.
She was a Member of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha from 1974 to 1998.
She held office as the Governor of Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.
She played a vital part in advancing the Women Reservation Bill.
She was granted an honorary doctorate in Literature from the University of Mysore in 1989.