Navin Ramgoolam
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| Navin Ramgoolam 'नवीन चन्द्र रामगुलाम' |
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3rd & 6th Prime Minister of Mauritius
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| Assumed office 22 December 1995 - 17 September 2000 5 July 2005 - Present |
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| Preceded by | Anerood Jugnauth (1995) Paul Bérenger (2005) |
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| Succeeded by | Anerood Jugnauth (2005) Incumbent |
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| Born | July 14, 1947 Birthplace? Mauritius |
| Political party | Mauritian Labour Party |
| Spouse | VEENA BRIZMOHUN |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Navinchandra Ramgoolam (नवीन चन्द्र रामगुलाम) (born July 13, 1947) is the current Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius. He first held this office from 1995 to 2000, and was reappointed on 5 July 2005, after his Alliance Sociale (a coalition including his own Labour Party, the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval, and several smaller groups) defeated the MMM-MSM coalition of the then-Prime Minister Paul Bérenger in the general elections held on 3 July.
[edit] Biography
He is the son of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the father of the nation. He trained as a doctor in Dublin, Ireland and achieved full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom in 1977. He later converted into Law by achieving a Master of Laws qualification at the London School of Economics before starting a political career.
His first prime ministership (1995-2000) was marked by two by-elections that he won and by fierce island-wide riots after the death of Kaya (a famous Seggae singer) in prison. He was defeated by two political leaders, Paul Bérenger and Anerood Jugnauth who joined hands to oust him in 2000.
Between 2000 and 2005, Navin Ramgoolam was Leader of the Opposition. In 2005, a coalition involving his Labour Party won the elections on the promise to introduce, if elected, a free transport service for the elderly and students. He also specified tight deadlines for achieving various other (short-term) populist measures to ensure, amongst other things, that his Party could strengthen their hold on the country in the local elections that followed a few months later in 2005. In contrast, his political opponents found it hard communicate effectively during the various election campaigns of 2005 and were beaten each time by the multi-party coalition led by Navin Ramgoolam. Ramgoolam publicly regretted, however, his coalition's failure to win the three-quarter majority in the legistlative assembly that would have enabled his government to make constitutional changes more easily.
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| Preceded by Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
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Succeeded by Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by Paul Bérenger |
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Succeeded by incumbent |
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