| Phyllis Faria | |
| Office: | Nominated MLA, Goa Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | January 1985[1] |
| Term End: | November 1989[2] |
| Office1: | President, Mapusa Municipal Council |
| Term Start1: | 1 December 1973 |
| Term End1: | 13 December 1974 |
| Predecessor1: | J. B. Clement D'Souza |
| Successor1: | Shyamsunder Neogi |
| Birth Date: | 1924 4, df=yes |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Awards: | Yashadamini Puraskar |
Phyllis Faria (1924-2018) was an Indian politician and nominated MLA[3] of the Goa Legislative Assembly. She also served as the President of the Mapusa Municipal Council.[4]
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]
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.[4]
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[3] 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]
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]
Phyllis Faria died at the Goa Medical College on 22 February 2018[6] after a brief illness.[10]
