Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo

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Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo is a Mauritian politician who has served in various ministerial positions as a member of the Militant Socialist Movement. She represents Constituency No. 19 in the National Assembly. [1] She is the first woman to hold the position of Vice Prime Minister. [2]

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Jeewa-Daureeawoo worked as a solicitor and has appeared in the Supreme Court of Mauritius and its Family Division. [3]

Political career

Jeewa-Daureeawoo was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2005 general election, and held her seat until 2010. [3] She was elected again in the 2014 general election, and was appointed Minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions until January 2017. [3]

She was then appointed Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare until November 2017. She then held the honorary title of Vice Prime Minister until November 2019, while also serving as Minister of Local Government and Outer Islands. [3] In July 2018, she became Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare again after an inquiry accused lawyer and incumbent-minister Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus of meeting with jailed drug traffickers who were not her clients. [4]

Following the 2019 general election, she was again appointed to the Ministry of Social Security and National Solidarity as the Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity. [3]

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References

  1. "Bio-data of Honourable Fazila Daureeawoo-Jeewa GCSK, MP". Mauritius National Assembly. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. "Cabinet reshuffle : Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus minister, Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Vice Prime Minister". Le Défi Plus. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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  4. "Mauritius minister resigns after commission of inquiry on drugs". Africanews. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.