| Date of Birth | 18 December 1956 |
| Education | MBBS |
| Professional Career | General Practitioner |
| Political Career | Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms as from 13 September 2008 |
| | Appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary as from September 2005 to September 2008. |
| | Member of Parliament since 3rd October 2000 |
| | Elected 1st Member for Constituency Piton and Rivière du Rempart on 3rd July 2005 under the banner of Labour Party, the Social Alliance |
| Elected 2nd Member for Constituency Piton and Rivière du Rempart on 11 September 2000. Member of Parliament from 3rd October 2000 to 24 April 2005 |
| Member of the Mauritius Labour Party |
| Residential Address | Railway Road, Belle Vue Maurel |
| Ministerial Address | 7th Floor, New Government Centre Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Telephone | (+230) 201 2875 / 201 2882(office) |
| Fax | (+230) 211 2114 (office) |
| E-mail | bhookoom@mail.gov.mu |