Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP, MP is a Mauritian politician who has been Prime Minister of Mauritius since 2005; previously he was Prime Minister from 1995 to 2000. He also serves as Minister of Rodrigues, Outer Islands & Dependencies, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, as well as Leader of the National Assembly. Being the leader of the Mauritian Labour Party, he serves as Member of Parliament for constituency No. 5 Triolet & Pamplemousses since 1991. Ramgoolam trained as a doctor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland and achieved full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom in 1977. He later converted to Law by achieving a Master of Laws qualification at the London School of Economics before starting a political career. After a first candidacy for Parliament in 1991, he returned as 1st Member elected in Constituency No 5. He stood as a prime minister candidate for the Labour Party, but the party was heavily defeated by Sir Anerood Jugnauth with his MSM and alliance party MMM. The Labour Party secured only 3 seats of 70 in the House of Parliament. Jugnauth won 59 seats and the rest went to Rodrigues party. Thus Paul Bérenger became Leader of the Opposition. Wikipedia [ - ]

Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP, MP is a Mauritian politician who has been Prime Minister... [ + ]