| EDUCATION |
| 1993 |
Called to the United Kingdom Bar, Inner Temple |
| 1992-1993 |
Vocation Course - Inns of Court School of Law |
| 1987-1990 |
LLB (Hons) - The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London |
| 1968-1975 |
LRCP & LRCSI - Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin |
| 1960-1968 |
Secondary Education (School Certificate & Higher School Certificate) - Royal College, Curepipe, Mauritius
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| AWARDS |
| Honorary Fellow |
London School of Economics (1998) |
| Dr Honoris Causa (HC) |
University of Mauritius (1998) |
| Dr Honoris Causa (HC) |
Aligarh Muslim University, India (1998) |
| Dr Honoris Causa (HC) |
Jawaharlal Nehru University, India (October 2005) |
Grand Officier de la
Légion d'Honneur |
France (March 2006) |
| Honorary Freeman of Rodrigues |
Rodrigues Regional Assembly (March 2007) |
| The Wilberforce Medal |
Wilberforce Lecture Trust, Hull, United Kingdom
(June 2007) |
| The Rajiv Gandhi Award |
Regional Mumbai Congress Committee, India (August 2007) |
| The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award |
Government of the Republic of India (January 2008) |
| Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (G.C.S.K.) |
Government of the Republic of Mauritius (March 2008) |
| Prix Louise Michel |
Centre d'Etudes Politiques et de Société (CEPS), Paris (Juin 2008) |
| POSITION HELD |
| 5 July 2005 |
Prime Minister
Minister of Defence and Home Affairs |
| Oct 2000 – 4 July 2005 |
Member of Parliament & Leader of the Opposition, Mauritius |
| 27 Dec 1995 - Sept 2000 |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius |
| Sept 1991 - Dec 1995 |
Member of the Parliament & Leader of the Opposition,Mauritius |
| Feb 1991-Present |
Leader of the Mauritius Labour Party |
| June 1991-July 1992 |
President of the Mauritius Labour Party |
| 1985-1987 |
General Practitioner, Mauritius |
| 1982-1985 |
Resident Medical Officer,
The Yorkshire Clinic
West Yorkshire |
| 1981-1982 |
Senior Medical Officer – Mauritius |
| 1977-1980 |
Clinical Assistant-Cardiology
University College Hospital, London |
| 1976-1977 |
Resident Medical Officer - Dr A.G Jeetoo Hospital, Mauritius |
| 1975-1976 |
Intern St. Laurences Hospital, Dublin |
| LANGUAGES |
| Fluent |
English and French |
| ACTIVITIES |
| Dublin 1970 |
President-Mauritian Students Union Society, Mauritius |
| 1986-1988 |
Member of Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| 1987-1990 |
Member - Mauritian Students Union Society, London |
| 1989-Present |
Member of Mauritius Turf Club |
| INTERESTS |
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Reading |
