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Grace Tucker
Office Member of the Legislative Assembly
Office Deputy Minister of Education




Term start 1957
Term end 1967





Constituency Halasuru








Political party Indian National Congress






Grace Tucker was an Indian politician and a former Congress MLA in Mysore State who represented Halasuru from 1957 to 1967.[1][2] She was the first woman to get a cabinet post in Karnataka, serving as the Deputy Minister of Education during the Nijalingappa ministry.[3] As the Deputy Minister of Education, she was involved with the Kothari Commission.[4]

Biography

Grace Tucker was the second principal of Jyoti Nivas College.[5] She served on the Board of Management and as the former Headmistress of C.E.Z.M. English Primary School.[6] On 20 October 1963, she inaugurated the Wilcox Block at Clarence High School.[7]

References

  1. Second Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. Third Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. Political Participation and Dalit Women's Leadership in Karnataka: Analysis of 1952–2023 Election Results. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities.
  4. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, 1964-66. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. Community of Jyoti Nivas. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  6. School History. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  7. CLARENCE HIGH SCHOOL – A BRIEF HISTORY(1914 -1966). Retrieved 18 March 2025.

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