Grace Tucker

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]

Grace Tucker
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 1957–1967
Constituency	Halasuru
Deputy Minister of Education
In office 1957–1967
Chief Minister	S. Nijalingappa
Personal details
Citizenship	India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence	Bangalore

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]