Pravind Jugnauth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Pravind Jugnauth

Mauritian politician

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1961

Place of Birth: Vacoas-Phoenix, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius

Profession: politician, barrister

Nationality: Mauritius

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Pravind Jugnauth

  • Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (born 25 December 1961) is a Mauritian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Mauritius.
  • He has occupied various positions in both government and opposition since 2000.
  • He was Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2003, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2005.
  • He served in Navin Ramgoolam's cabinet from 2010 to 2011 as Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance as part of a coalition government.
  • He served as Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation from 2014 to 2015.
  • He is also Member of Parliament for the 8th constituency Quartier Militaire and Moka.
  • He left the coalition government and was appointed Leader of the Opposition in September 2014 until he was named as minister in his father's cabinet following their victory. He is the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), one of the three largest political parties in the country. He is the only son of Anerood Jugnauth and Sarojini Ballah.
  • His candidacy for Parliamentary General Elections in Constituency No 9, Rose Belle and Vieux Grand Port in 2000 made him elected as Member of Parliament from there.
  • He was appointed as Minister of Agriculture by President Uteem to serve in the cabinet.
  • He served as Minister under the premiership of his father Anerood Jugnauth who became Prime Minister in 2000 after winning the elections with the MSM/MMM coalition. He was initially found guilty of conflict of interest for a transaction of Rs.
  • 144 million under the Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA) Law and was sentenced by the Intermediate court of Mauritius for 1 year of imprisonment.
  • He was accused of having reallocated funds to purchase the Medpoint Clinic in which his sister held a majority of shares.
  • He resigned from the government as minister following the sentence.
  • However, he appealed to the Supreme Court of Mauritius and won his appeal.
  • He was then appointed as Minister of Finance. On 23 January 2017, he was chosen by his party to lead the National Assembly and to become Prime Minister following the decision of his father to resign as Prime Minister due of old age.
  • It was constitutional but many people view it as a handing over of power from father to son.
  • This was criticised in the press and around the country by the opposition parties.
  • The Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate left the government due to this and went to sit on opposition benches.
  • In the 2019 Mauritian general election, the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) won the majority of seats in parliament and as leader of the MSM, Jugnauth obtained a national plebiscite to remain Prime Minister for a five-year mandate.
  • In 2017 he has awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the President of India.

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