Bio-data of Mr. PURRYAG
Rajkeswur, GCSK, GOSK
Speaker of the National Assembly
12 July 2005 to 20 July 2012
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Name |
Rajkeswur |
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Surname |
Purryag |
Marital Status |
Married.One daughter |
Education |
Primary-
Shree Shamboonath Government School, Camp
Fouquereaux
Secondary
- Mauritius College, Curepipe |
Career |
Professional
Attorney-at-Law
Political
Member
of the Labour Party since 1973
Member
of the Municipal Commission of the
Municipality of Vacoas/Phoenix from 1974
to 1976
Elected
Member of the Legislative Assembly for
the general election of December 1976
Minister
of Social Security from January 1980 to
June 1982
Elected
Member of the Legislative Assembly for
the general election August 1983
Minister
of Health from Jan 1984 to Dec 1985
Secretary
General of the Labour Party from 1987 to
1991
President
of the Mauritius Labour Party from March
1991 to March 1996
Elected
Member of the Legislative Assembly for
the general election December as from
December 1995 to July 1997
Minister
of Economic Planning Information &
Telecommunications in 1995
Deputy
Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign
Affairs & International Trade from July
1997 to Sept 2000
Elected
Speaker of the National Assembly on 12
July 2005
Re-elected
Speaker of the National Assembly on 18
May 2010 to 20 July 2012
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Honours |
GCSK
(Grand Commander of the Star & Key of
the Indian Ocean) - 12 March 2009
GOSK
(Grand Officer of the Star & Key of the
Indian Ocean)
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Interests |
Reading,
Swimming and Nature Walk |
Residential Address |
Camp
Fouquereaux, Phoenix
Mr. PURRYAG Rajkeswur, GCSK,
GOSK
Speaker of the National
Assembly 12 July 2005 to 20
July 2012
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