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'''Hedwig William Rego''' (born 16 October 1937 , died 30 July 2024) was a teacher, social activist and a former [[Anglo-Indian reserved seats|nominated Anglo-Indian member]] of the [[11th Lok Sabha]] (1997).
==Early life==
Hedwig was born on 16 October 1937, to William Anthony Michael of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. She received her education from [[Shivaji University]] of Kolhapur and [[Annamalai University]], Chennai and holds [[Master of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Education]] degrees.<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch: Hedwig Rego|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3772.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
From 1977 to 1997, Rego was a senior teacher at [[The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore]]. In 1997, she was nominated to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the Indian parliament, for one of the two seats reserved for Anglo-Indians.<ref name="LS" /> As a Lok Sabha member she raised issues related to the Anglo-Indian community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shrimati Hedwig Michael Rego (Nominated Anglo-Indian)|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls11/ses4/1005059711.htm#*m12|publisher=[[Parliament of India]]|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>
Rego has served on the Minorities Commission of [[Karnataka]] state. She is also involved with Anglo-Indian institutions like Archdiocesan Board of Education, Bangalore and [[Anglo-Indian Guild]].<ref name="LS" />
==Personal life==
She married Denzil Rego on 3 June 1963. Together they have two daughters and three sons and live in Bangalore.<ref name="LS" /> Rego is a breast cancer survivor and has been a counsellor for a cancer awareness program in her city.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mark of a true fighter|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/sunday-read//articleshow/21614398.cms|date=30 April 2011|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>
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