| Professional Career | Rector
Journalist (freelance)
Educational TV Lecturer
Author of several books |
| Qualifications | B.A. (University of London)
Licence-ès-Lettres/Licence d'Enseignement (University of Bordeaux)
Maîtrise-ès-Lettres (University of Bordeaux)
Doctorat-ès-Lettres (University of Bordeaux) |
| Political Career | Member of the Mauritius Labour Party since 1964 Member of the National Assembly from 1976-1982 and since 1995 to-date Executive Member of the Party since 1977 Chairman of the Labour Party from 1977 to 1982 Executive Member of Commonwealth - Parliamentary Association from 1977 to 1980 General Secretary of the Labour Party in 1983 Responsible for the "Public and Press Realtions Department" of the Mauritius Party Minister of Education, Science and Technology from December 1995 to July 1997 Member of the Executive Committee of UNESCO (1996-1997) Minister of Local Government & Environment from July 1997 - to September 2000 Appointed Minister of Local Government since July 2005 |
