Peter Alvares
Peter Augustus Alvares | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Succeeded by | Janardan Jagannath Shinkre |
| Constituency | Panjim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1908 |
| Died | 6 May 1975 |
Peter Augustus Alvares (1908–1975) was an Indian politician. He was the first Member of Parliament from North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (then Panjim), after liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule in 1962.[1][2][3][4] He served as president of All India Railwaymen's Federation from 1968 to 1973 and was its general secretary from 1957 to 1968.[5][6][7]
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