Related Research Articles
Sir Anerood Jugnauth,GCSK,PV,was a Mauritian statesman,politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton &Riviere Du Rempart. A central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and 1990s,he was Leader of the Opposition from 1976 to 1982. He served four consecutive terms as prime minister from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003. He was then elected as President from 2003 to 2012. Following his party's victory in the 2014 general elections,he served his sixth and final term as prime minister,becoming the nation's longest serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure,overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam,who held the office for 14 years.
Paul Raymond Bérenger is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. He has been Leader of the Opposition on several occasions –from 1983 to 1987,1997 to 2000,2005 to 2006,2007 to 2013,October 2013 to 15 September 2014,and again from December 2014 to December 2016 when he was replaced by Xavier-Luc Duval. Following his party's defeat in the 2014 general elections,he became Leader of the Opposition for the sixth time,making him the longest ever to serve in this constitutional position. He was also deputy prime minister from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2003,and he was a cabinet minister in the government of Anerood Jugnauth in 1982 and 1991. Bérenger,a Christian of Franco-Mauritian descent,has been the only non-Hindu prime minister of Mauritius,or,more particularly,the only prime minister who has not belonged to the Jugnauth or Ramgoolam families.
The Mouvement Militant Mauricien is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was founded by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates a "fairer" society,without discrimination on the basis of social class,race,community,caste,religion,gender or sexual orientation.
Since 1967,Mauritius has experienced 12 free and fair democratic general elections to choose a government.
The Labour Party is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Mauritius. It is one of four main Mauritian political parties,along with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM),the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) and the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD). The party is led by Navin Ramgoolam. It tends to be more popular amongst Indo-Mauritians,especially in more rural areas.
The Republican Movement was a political party in Mauritius.
General elections were held in Mauritius on 5 May 2010. The coalition comprising Mauritius Labour Party under Navin Ramgoolam,the Militant Socialist Movement under Pravind Jugnauth and the Mauritian Social Democrat Party under Xavier Luc Duval won a majority with 41 seats in the parliament. The Mauritian Militant Movement-led coalition under Paul Berenger finished second with 18 seats. The Mauritian Solidarity Front won one seat and the Rodrigues Movement won the two remaining seats. The elections were the ninth to be held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician serving as the prime minister of Mauritius since January 2017. Jugnauth has been the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party since April 2003. He has held a number of ministerial portfolios and also been Leader of the Opposition.
Sheilabai Bappoo is a Mauritius politician,Minister of Social Security,National Solidarity and Senior Citizens Welfare &Reform Institutions in Mauritius from 2005 to 2010. She also held the ministry of Gender Equality,Child Protection and Family Planning from 1983 to 1995 and from 2010 to 2011.
Charles Gaëtan Xavier Luc Duval is a Mauritian politician who is the present Leader of the Opposition and was also Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius in the cabinet of Sir Anerood Jugnauth from December 2014 to December 2016. He was also Minister of Tourism &External Communications and serves as 1st Member of Parliament elected from Constituency No 18 Belle Rose &Quatres Bornes. He is the leader of the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD). His party has 4 MPs at parliament and he succeeded Arvin Boolell as Leader of Opposition on 4 March 2021.
Ashock Kumar Jugnauth,also known as Ashok Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician and former Member of Parliament.
Nandcoomar Bodha MP is a Mauritian politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius. He was also the Minister of Tourism &Leisure of Mauritius. He has been holding the office since 11 May 2010 to 26 July 2011,He held the same office from 2000 to 2003 in the MSM/MMM coalition government. When Pravind Jugnauth was sworn as Deputy Prime Minister,he took the office of Minister of Agriculture in 2003 up to 2005.He was appointed 8th position in the Cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam.
General elections were held in Mauritius on 10 December 2014 and resulted in a landslide victory for the Alliance Lepep coalition,which secured 47 of the elected seats under the leadership of Sir Anerood Jugnauth. The Labour Party–Mauritian Militant Movement (PTR–MMM) alliance led by Navin Ramgoolam got 13 seats.
Shakeel Ahmed Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed is a Mauritian Barrister and politician.
Sir Charles Gaëtan Duval QC was a barrister,statesman and politician from Mauritius who was the leader of the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) political party.
Harisun Boodhoo more commonly known as Harish Boodhoo,is a Mauritian political figure who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius from 11 June 1982 to 21 August 1983. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1976,1982 and 1983 in Rivière des Anguilles and Souillac.
Yogida Sawmynaden is a Mauritian politician.
The Best Loser System (BLS) refers to the method used in Mauritius since the 1950s to guarantee ethnic representation across the entire electorate in the National Assembly (Mauritius) without organising the representation wholly by ethnicity.
Michael James Kevin Glover,most commonly known as Michael Glover is a Mauritian politician,and former Physical Education instructor.
Keerteecoomar Ruhee,more commonly known as Kailash Ruhee is a Mauritian politician.
References
- ↑ "Les nombreux visages de Valayden". L'Express. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ↑ Valayden, Rama. "Leonardo da Vinci's 500th death anniversary". L'Express. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Les nombreux visages de Valayden". L'Express. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ↑ "Rama, son fils, sa femme". 5 Plus. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ Duvergé, Vince. "Ce Soir Avec Vince - Rama Valayden!" . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "Les nombreux visages de Valayden". L'Express. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ↑ "Results of 1999 by-elections". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Results of 2005 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Results of 2010 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Rama Valayden : Si je dois être candidat, ce sera sous la bannière du PTr". Defimedia. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Valayden, Rama. "Navin Ramgoolam must go now". L'Express. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "The amicale case: Where will it go from here?". L'Express. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ Valayden, Rama. "Ratsitatane". L'Express. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ Valayden, Rama. "Environment: We are losing our Baobab and Mapou trees". L'Express. Retrieved 26 July 2019.