Mauritius National Assembly
Committees - Eighth National Assembly

Committee of Selection

COMMITTEE OF SELECTION – (Standing Order 69(1))
The Committee of Selection consists of the Speaker as Chairperson and of such Members of the Assembly as may be nominated by the Speaker after such consultation with Members of the Assembly as the Speaker considers necessary.

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, Madam Speaker

MEMBERS
  1. Honourable Kuvalayan Kugan Parapen, MP, Junior Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity
  2. Honourable (Ms) Marie Genevieve Stephanie Anquetil, MP, Government Chief Whip
  3. Honourable Govinden Pynivel Venkatasami, MP, Deputy Chief Government Whip
  4. Honourable Adrien Charles Duval, MP, Opposition Whip
  5. Honourable Gilbert Tony Apollon, MP, Junior Minister of Youth and Sports
  6. Honourable Balkrishna Babajee, MP
  7. Honourable Jean Francisco François, MP
  8. Honourable Khushal Lobine, MP
  9. Honourable Mohamed Reza Saumtally, MP

Public Accounts Committee

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE – (Standing Order 69(2))

The Public Accounts Committee consists of a Chairperson who is appointed by the Speaker and not more than nine Members who are nominated by the Committee of Selection.

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Georges Pierre Lesjongard, MP

(appointed on 13 August 2026)

MEMBERS

 

  1. Honourable Rameshwar Etwareea, MP
  2. Honourable Jean Francisco François, MP
  3. Honourable Shridhur Jugurnauth, MP
  4. Dr the Honourable Sandeep Prayag, MP
  5. Honourable Kaviraj Rookny, MP
  6. Honourable Mohamed Reza Saumtally, MP
  7. Honourable Manoj Seeburn, MP

Note

  1. Honourable Adrien Charles Duval, MP, resigned as Chairperson on 06 August 2026.
  2. Honourable Kuvalayan Kugan Parapen, MP, Junior Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, resigned as Member of the PAC on 09 September 2026.
  3. Honourable Gilbert Tony Apollon, MP, Junior Minister of Youth and Sports resigned as Member of the PAC with effect from 10 September 2026.

Special Report of the Public Accounts Committee

Standing Orders Committee

THE STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE – Standing Order 69(3)

The Standing Orders Committee consists of the Speaker as Chairperson, the Deputy Speaker and four other Members who are nominated by the Committee of Selection.

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, Madam Speaker

MEMBERS

  1. Honourable Baloomoody Vedasingam Vasudevachariar, GOSK, MP, Deputy Speaker
  2. Honourable Gavin Patrick Cyril Glover, SC, MP, Attorney-General
  3. Honourable Dhananjay Ramful, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
  4. Honourable Georges Pierre Lesjongard, MP, Leader of the Opposition
  5. Honourable Govinden Pynivel Venkatasami, MP, Deputy Chief Government Whip

REPORT

House Committee

THE HOUSE COMMITTEE – Standing Order 69(4)

The House Committee consists of the Deputy Speaker as Chairperson and five Members who are nominated by the Committee of Selection.

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Vedasingam Vasudevachariar Baloomoody, GOSK, MP, Deputy Speaker

MEMBERS
  1. Honourable (Ms) Marie Genevieve Stephanie Anquetil, MP, Government Chief Whip
  2. Honourable Nitish Sharma Beejan, MP
  3. Honourable (Mrs) Dianette Henriette-Manan, MP
  4. Honourable Shridhur Jugurnauth, MP
  5. Honourable Jean Patrice France Quirin, MP

Broadcasting Committee

THE BROADCASTING COMMITTEE – – Standing Order 69(5)

The Broadcasting Committee consists of a Chairperson and eight Members who are nominated by the Committee of Selection.

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Patrick Gervais Assirvaden, MP, Minister of Energy and Public Utilities

MEMBERS
  1. Honourable Raviraj Sinha Beechook, MP
  2. Honourable Louis Ludovic Michel Caserne, MP
  3. Honourable Jacques Edouard, MP
  4. Honourable Rameshwar Etwareea, MP
  5. Honourable Jean Patrice France Quirin, MP
  6. Honourable Manoj Seeburn, MP

Parliamentary Gender Caucus​

THE PARLIAMENTARY GENDER CAUCUS – Standing Order 69(6)

The Parliamentary Gender Caucus shall consist of the Speaker as Chairperson, the Deputy Speaker as Deputy Chairperson and not more than 15 Members who are nominated by the Committee of Selection.

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, Madam Speaker

DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Vedasingam Vasudevachariar Baloomoody, GOSK, MP, Deputy Speaker

MEMBERS

1. Honourable Chetan Anand Baboolall, MP, Leader of Opposition
2. Honourable (Ms) Marie Genevieve Stephanie Anquetil, MP, Government Chief Whip
3. Honourable (Ms) Anishta Babooram, MP, Junior Minister of Health and Wellness
4. Honourable (Ms) Eileen Karen Lee Chin Foo Kune-Bacha, MP, Junior Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change
5. Honourable (Ms) Marie Anabelle Andelana Savabaddy, MP, Junior Minister of Tourism
6. Honourable (Ms) Joanna Marie Bérenger, MP, Opposition Whip
7. Honourable Louis Ludovic Michel Caserne, MP
8. Honourable (Ms) Marie Roxana Collet, MP
9. Honourable Adrien Charles Duval, MP
10. Honourable Jacques Edouard, MP
11. Honourable (Ms) Dianette Henriette-Manan, MP
12. Honourable (Ms) Marie Veronique Leu-Govind, MP
13. Honourable Chandraprakash Ramkalawon, MP
14. Honourable Kaviraj Rookny, MP
15. Dr the Honourable (Ms) Babita Thannoo, MP

Note:


1. Dr the Honourable (Ms) Rubna Begum Daureeawo, MP resigned as Member of PGC on 07.09.2026.


2. Hon R. Jhummun resigned as member of the PGC


3. Honourable Jacques Edouard, MP, nominated as Member 25 September 2026

 

4.Honourable K. Rookny , nominated as Member 25 September 2026

 

Select Committee - Kreol Morisien

Select Committee to consider the introduction and use of Kreol Morisien in the proceedings of the National Assembly, and matters ancillary thereto 

Composition of the Select Committee (appointed on 04 August 2026)

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Ms Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie, MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare

MEMBERS
  1. Honourable Christian Harold Duval, MP, Minister of Tourism
  2. Honourable Muhammad Reza Cassam Uteem, MP, Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations
  3. Dr the Honourable Mahend Gungapersad, MP, Minister of Education and Human Resource
  4. Honourable Ms Marie Genevieve Stephanie Anquetil, MP, Chief Government Whip
  5. Honourable Kuvalayan Kugan Parapen, MP, Junior Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity
  6. Honourable Ms Joanna Marie Bérenger, Opposition Whip, MP
  7. Honourable Adrien Charles Duval, MP
  8. Honourable Jean-Francisco François, MP
  9. Honourable Chitraduthsing Lukeeram, MP
  10. Honourable Kaviraj Rookny, MP

Parliamentary Committee Set Up Under The Financial Crimes Commission Act – Section 129(1)

The Parliamentary Committee shall be composed of 9 Members, 5 of whom shall be designated by the Prime Minister and 4 of whom shall be designated by the Leader of the Opposition – Section 129(2). The Prime Minister shall designate one of the members to be Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee – Section 129(3).

CHAIRPERSON :

Honourable Dhaneshwar Damry, MP, Junior Minister of Finance

MEMBERS

1. Honourable Georges Pierre Lesjongard, MP, Leader of the Opposition
2. Honourable Adrien Charles Duval, MP, Opposition Whip
3. Honourable (Ms) Marie Roxana Collet, MP
4. Honourable Chitraduthsing Lukeeram, MP
5. Honourable Jean Patrice France Quirin, MP
6. Honourable Jhummun Roshan, MP
7. Honourable Etwareea Rameshwar, MP

Note:

  1.  Dr. The Honourable THANNOO Babita, MP  (Member on the Parliamentary Committee on the Financial Crimes Commission as from 06 May 2025 to 28 July 2026)
  2.  Honourable BABOOLALL Chetan Anand, MP  (Member on the Parliamentary Committee on the Financial Crimes Commission as from 06 May 2025 to 28 July 2026)
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