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Prithvirajsing Roopun
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Roopun in 2017
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| 7th President of Mauritius | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Vice President | Eddy Boissézon |
| Preceded by | Eddy Balancy (acting) |
| Minister of Arts and Culture | |
| In office 24 January 2017 – 12 November 2019 |
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| President | Ameenah Gurib (acting) Barlen Vyapoory |
| Preceded by | Dan Babboo |
| Succeeded by | Avinash Teeluck |
| In office 21 December 2016 – 23 January 2017 |
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| President | Kailash Purryag Ameenah Gurib |
| Preceded by | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment | |
| In office 15 December 2014 – 24 January 2017 |
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| President | Ameenah Gurib |
| Prime Minister | Anerood Jugnauth Pravind Jugnauth |
| Succeeded by | Alain Wong |
| 3rd Member of Parliament for Constituency No. 9 (Flacq and Bon Accueil) |
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| In office 5 May 2010 – 7 November 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Dharam Gokhool |
| Succeeded by | Vikram Hurdoyal |
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| Born | 24 May 1959 Quatre Bornes, British Mauritius |
| Political party | Militant Socialist Movement (1983–2019) |
| Spouse | Sayukta Roopun |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | State House |
| Profession | Attorney |
Prithvirajsing Roopun GCSK (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [pʁitviʁad͡ʒsiŋ ʁupʌn]; born 24 May 1959) is a Mauritian politician serving as the seventh president of Mauritius since 2019.
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Early life, education, career and family life
Prithvirajsing Roopun was born in an Indian Hindu family and grew up in Morcellement St. Jean, a suburb of Quatre Bornes. He attended secondary school at New Eton College in Rose Hill and worked as a mathematics teacher at Eden College. He has been qualified and admitted to practice as an attorney at law since 1986. Roopun is a holder of a master's degree in international business law (LLM) from the University of Central Lancashire.
Since 1989 and for over fifteen years, Roopun has been a member of the board of examiner of the Council of Legal Education. He also lectured at the Faculty of Law of the University of Mauritius.
He is married to Sayukta Roopun. Their daughters are Divya, Jyotsna, Adishta and Vedisha.
Political career
Roopun entered politics in 1983 and stood as candidate for the first time in 1995. He was elected in constituency No. 14, Savanne and Black River in the 2000 general election to serve the Legislative Assembly as deputy chief government whip until 2004. In 2005, he was appointed as minister of local government and solid waste management.
Roopun was elected in constituency No. 9, Flacq and Bon Accueil, in the 2010 general election. He was the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius between 2010 and 2012.
He also represented Mauritius as a member of the Pan African Parliament from 2010 to 2014, where he was deputy chair of the Committee of Transport, Industry, Communications, Energy, Science, and Technology.
From December 2014 to January 2017, Roopun served as minister of social integration and economic empowerment, having as a major responsibility the eradication of extreme poverty and the empowerment of the vulnerable groups. During his tenure, a Marshall Plan Against Poverty was elaborated with the support of the UNDP and a scheme providing for a subsistence allowance for families living in extreme poverty was introduced.
From January 2017 to November 2019, he served as minister of arts and culture. During his tenure, he chaired the UNESCO 13th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage during which reggae music of Jamaica was inscribed on the representative list.
Nomination as president of Mauritius
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Although he was not a candidate at the 2019 general election, soon after he was nominated as the seventh president of Mauritius by the National Assembly on 2 December 2019 and was sworn in on the same day. On his assumption as President of the Republic of Mauritius, he received the award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean by virtue of the National Awards Act 1993 Section (6) 1
Awards and decorations
Mauritius:
Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK) (2019)
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Portugal:
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2024)
See also
In Spanish: Prithvirajsing Roopun para niños
