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| == Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| He is the son of Sir ], the 'father' of the nation. He trained as a doctor in ], Ireland and achieved full registration with the ] of the ] in ]. He later converted into Law by achieving a ] qualification at the London School of Economics before starting a political career |
He is the son of Sir ], the 'father' of the nation. He trained as a doctor in ], Ireland and achieved full registration with the ] of the ] in ]. He later converted into Law by achieving a ] qualification at the London School of Economics before starting a political career. | ||
| His first prime ministership (1995-2000) was marked by two bye-elections that he won and by some turbulence with which he was able to deal successfully. He was defeated by two political leaders who joined hands to oust him in 2000. | |||
| As a contemporary politician, he is perceived to be cunning, but slow in taking decisions. His first prime ministership (1995-2000) was plagued by inertia, waste and 'having a good time at the expense of the taxpayer', such as the infamous 'Macarena story' in the popular press. During his tenure, fraud, corruption, crime rates and social unrest went up and culminated in riots in 1999. Hence his government was ousted in 2000 by a coalition led by two experienced politicians, Sir ] and ]. | |||
| Between 2000 and 2005, Navin Ramgoolam was leader of the Opposition and learnt from his mistakes. |
Between 2000 and 2005, Navin Ramgoolam was leader of the Opposition and learnt from his mistakes. In 2005, he won the elections on a plank of democratisation of the economy and by adopting a slick communication strategy. In particular he specified deadlines for achieving his short-term populist measures. In contrast the other side did not communicate effectively and were beaten by the multi-party alliance led by Navin Ramgoolam. | ||
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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.
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 bye-elections that he won and by some turbulence with which he was able to deal successfully. He was defeated by two political leaders who joined hands to oust him in 2000.
Between 2000 and 2005, Navin Ramgoolam was leader of the Opposition and learnt from his mistakes. In 2005, he won the elections on a plank of democratisation of the economy and by adopting a slick communication strategy. In particular he specified deadlines for achieving his short-term populist measures. In contrast the other side did not communicate effectively and were beaten by the multi-party alliance led by Navin Ramgoolam.
| Preceded bySir Anerood Jugnauth | Prime Minister of Mauritius 1995 - 2000 |
Succeeded bySir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded byPaul Bérenger | Prime Minister of Mauritius 2005– |
Succeeded bycurrent incumbent |
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