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Blasius M. D'Souza (22 February 1938 – 26 January 2008) was an Indian politician from Mangalore. A member of the Indian National Congress from Mangalore City, he was a minister in the Karnataka state government.

Blasius D'Souza was the son of AR D'Souza, a prominent businessman in Mangalore. He studied at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, from where he graduated with a B.Com. degree in 1959. At St. Aloysius, he was president of the College Students' Union and also a member of the hockey team. He earned his L.L.B. from Siddhartha Law College, Mumbai, in 1961. He had two sons and three daughters: Anoop, Rohit, Sonia, Reema, and Rovena. He hailed from the Mangalorean Catholic community.^[1]

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Blasius D'Souza entered politics as a Mangalore City Council member in 1962 from Congress Party, where he served for 17 years. From 1972-79, he was the Council President. He served as a District Chairman of Congress Committee in Dakshina Kannada district. He was a Member of Legislative Council in Karnataka Legislature from 1980 to 1985 and represented Mangalore City as a Member of Legislative Assembly for nine years.

In July 1991, he was appointed Law Minister of Karnataka in the Veerappa Moily government. He cleared an average of 25,00 files a month and created a record during his tenure as a minister. In November 1992, he was appointed Minister for Labour in a Cabinet Reshuffle, a position in which he served until 1994.

D'Souza died at the KMC hospital in Mangalore on 26 January 2008, aged 69.^[2][1]

• Member of Legislative Council
• Member of Legislative Assembly
• Minister for Law
• Minister for Labour
• Member, Indian National Congress.
• President Students Union St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
• Chairman, City Central Library, Mangalore.
• Senate Member, Mangalore University.
• Member, Karnataka Telecommunication Advisory Board.
• Vice-Chairman, Hind Kuhst Nivarana Sangha Mangalore.
• Chairman Board of Visitors Govt. Venlock Hospital, Mangalore.
• Member, Board of Visitors Lady Goschan Hospital, Mangalore.
• Member, Mangalore Port Trust, New Mangalore
• Member, Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission.
• Member, Karnataka State Town and Country Planning Board, Bangalore.
• Member, Planning Authority, Mangalore.
• Founder, Patron Mangalore Wildlife Trust.
• Founder-Chairman Millions of Tree Club, Mangalore.
• Member, World Forestry Day Committee, New Delhi.
• Member, Karnataka State Board for prevention and Control of Water Pollution, Bangalore.
• Vice-Chairman, D.K. District Tuberculosis Assn. Mangalore.
• Member Governing Council, Fr. Muller's Charitable Institution, Mangalore.
• Founder President Mangalore Auto Rickshaw and Car Operators Co-operative Society, Mangalore.
• Executive Committee Member KPCC (I) from 1979 to 1982.
• President Dakshina Kannada DCC(I) from 1979 to 1992, 2001
• Member Organisation Election Committee for Orissa State 1999.
• Chairman, Membership Books Committee for Membership drive of the party in Karnataka 1999.
• Observer Goa Legislative Assembly Election 1999.
• Vice-President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (I) since 1998.
• Chairman, Pradesh Election Authority for Goa.
• Councillor Mangalore City Municipal Council 1962 to 1979
• President Mangalore City Municipal Council 1972 to 1979.
• President, Dakshina Kannada Hockey Association.
• Member Governing Board Fr. Muller's Hospital, Mangalore.
• Member, Governing Board St. Joseph's Engineering College, Mangalore.
• Chairman, Cheshire homes India, Mangalore Unit.
• Member, KPCC (I) and AICC (I).
• Member, Library Committee
• Member, Public Undertaking Committee
• Member, House Committee
• Member, SC/ST Committee
• Member, Public Accounts Committee
• Member, Managing Committee, SDM Law College, MG Road, Mangalore
• Deputy Leader of the Indian Delegation to the 81st Session of the International Labour Organisation held at Geneva during June 1994.

• Obituary in Manglorean.Com