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Bio-data of Mr. PURRYAG Rajkeswur

 
Bio-data of Mr. PURRYAG Rajkeswur, GCSK, GOSK
Speaker of the National Assembly 12 July 2005 to 20 July 2012
 
Name Rajkeswur
 
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
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)
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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