Hon'ble Governor Smt. Margaret Alva   Father's Name Late Shri P.A. Nazareth   Mother's Name Smt. E.L. Nazareth   Date of Birth 14 April 1942   Place of Birth Mangalore, Distt. South Kanara (Karnataka)   Marital Status Married   Date of Marriage 24 May 1964   Spouse's Name Shri Niranjan Alva   No. of Sons Three   No. of Daughters One Educational Qualification B.A., B.L., Hon. Doctorate Educated at Mt. Carmel College and Government Law College, Bangalore (Karnataka) Profession Advocate, Social Worker, Trade Unionist Address Raj Bhawan, Civil Lines, Jaipur (Rajasthan) Telephone No. +91-141-2228716 Fax No. +91-141-2228737 Membership of Parliament 1974 - 1980 Member, Rajya Sabha 1980 - 1986 Member, Rajya Sabha 1986 - 1992 Member, Rajya Sabha 1992 - 1998 Member, Rajya Sabha 1999 - 2004 Member, 13th Lok Sabha Positions Held --- Member, All India Congress Committee 1972-73 Convenor, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Women’s Front 1974-80 Member, Rajya Sabha;  Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1975-76 and 1990-91 Convenor, Congress Parliamentary Party;  Member, Committee on Information and Broadcasting 1975-77 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee 1978-80 General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Karnataka 1980-86 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term);  Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1983-85 Member, Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha 1983-88 National Convenor, Mahila Congress 1984-85 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs;  Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1985-89 Union Minister of State, Youth Affairs, Sports, Women and Child  Development in the Ministry of Human Resource Development 1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term) 1990-91 Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Rajya Sabha 1991 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 1992-98 Member, Rajya Sabha (4th term) 1993-95 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha 1993-96 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions  with additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs 1996-97 Member, Committee on External Affairs 1996-98 Member, Committee on Public Accounts;  Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha;  Member, Panel of Chairmen 1999-2000  Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism;  Member, House Committee;  Member, General Purposes Committee 2000-2001 Chairman, Committee on the Empowerment of Women 2000 - 2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism 2004 - 2009 Advisor to the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies & Training 06-08-2009 to ... Governor of Uttarakhand 12-05-2012 onwards Governor of Rajasthan Literary, Artistic and 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