Career

7 October 2003    President of the Republic

2000 - 2003        Prime Minister

1982 - 1995        Prime Minister

1976 - 1982        Leader of the Opposition

1971                  Senior Crown Counsel

1969                  Crown Counsel

1967 -1969        District Magistrate

1967                  Minister of Labour

1965 - 1967        Minister of State for
                         Development

1963                  Member of the Legislative
                         Assembly

1973 - 1982        President, Mouvement
                         Militant Mauricien

1983 - April 2003  Leader, Mouvement
                         Socialist Militant
 

Title Held

1980                  Named Queen's Counsel

1985                  Doctor of Civil Law
                         (Honoris Causa),
                         University of Mauritius

1985                  Doctor (Honoris Causa),
                        (Université Aix-en-
                         Provence)

1987                  Member of Her Majesty's
                         Most Honourable Privy
                         Council

1988                  The First Class Order of
                         the Rising Sun (Japan)

1988                  Knighted Commander of
                         Most Distinguished Order
                         of St Michael and St  
                         George (UK)

1990                  Grand Officier de l'Ordre
                         de la Légion d'Honneur
                         (France)

2001                  Doctor (Honoris Causa),
                        Chennai University (India)

2003                  Grand Commander of the
                         Order of the Star and
                         Key of the  Indian Ocean