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Hon. KOONJOO-SHAH Kalpana Devi - Mauritius National Assembly

KOONJOO-SHAH Kalpana Devi

Honourable Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, MP


3rd Elected Member of Constituency No.7, Piton and Rivière du Rempart

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare




Personal Info

Name: Kalpana Devi

Surname: Koonjoo-Shah

Marital Status: Married

Interest: Reading, freelance writing, travelling, swimming, cooking, keen advocate of most forms of physical exercise, avid fan of horse riding, rugby and cricket


Contact Info

Email: kkoonjooshah@govmu.org​ ; mgender@govmu.org​

Phone: 405-3300 / 405-3331

Fax: 208-1228


Political Party

Political Party: Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM)

Education Qualifications

2000- 2002 University of Brighton, United Kingdom Certificate in MPharm Pharmacy (Year 1 & 2 MPharm Pharmacy)

2002-2005 University of Brighton, United Kingdom BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (1st Class) Thesis study/specialisation: Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries

Professional

August 2005 – January 2008 University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Selly Oak) United Kingdom

May 2008 – May 2011 BG Group Plc United Kingdom Production Chemistry SME

November 2011 – May 2012 Aspen Global Incorporated Mauritius Pharmaceutical Affairs Consultant

May 2012 – November 2012 Aspen Global Incorporated Mauritius Supply Chain and Logistics Consultant

January 2013 - 31st May 2013 VWR International LLC. Mauritius Category Manager - EU Regulatory Affairs

October 2013 – October 2014 Avacare Health International Mauritius Lead Regulatory Officer

December 2015 – January 2017 Focalis Ltd Mauritius Cluster Manager

January 2017 – Ministry of Health and Quality of Life Mauritius Assistant Permanent Secretary


Political

3rd Elected Member of Constituency No.7, Piton and Rivière du Rempart and Member of Parliament as from​ 08 November 2019

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare as from 12 November 2019

Member of the Broadcasting Committee as from 02 December 2019