Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Mauritius |
| Headquarters | Newton Tower, Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent department | Government of Mauritius |
| Website | gender.govmu.org |
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare is a cabinet-level division of the Government of Mauritius. As of February 2021[update], the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare is Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah.[1]
Name
[edit]The department has been known under several different names, including:
- Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare[1]
- Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare[2]
Ministers
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In 1991, Sheilabai Bappoo began serving as Minister for Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare. She left the ministry in 1995.[2]
From September 2000 until July 2005, Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie served as Minister of Women’s Rights, Child Development & Family Welfare.[3]
The position was held by Bappoo as the Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare from May 2010 until August 2011,[2] when she was succeeded by Maria Francesca Mireille Martin until December 2014.[4] Marie Aurore Marie-Joyce Perraud then served as minister until December 2016.[5]
The position was held by Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo from January 2017 until November that same year.[6] She was succeeded by lawyer Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus,[7] however, she was removed from the position in July 2018 after an inquiry accused her of meeting with jailed drug traffickers who were not her clients. Jeewa-Daureeawoo took up the position again,[8] and remained Minister until November 2019.[6]
In November 2019, Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah was appointed Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare.[9]
List of ministers
[edit]| Name | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|
| Sheilabai Bappoo | 1991 | 1995 |
| Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie | September 2000 | July 2005 |
| Sheilabai Bappoo | May 2010 | August 2011 |
| Maria Francesca Mireille Martin | August 2011 | December 2014 |
| Marie Aurore Marie-Joyce Perraud | December 2014 | December 2016 |
| Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo | January 2017 | November 2017 |
| Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus | November 2017 | July 2018 |
| Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo | July 2018 | November 2019 |
| Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah | November 2019 | Incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Minister". Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bio-data of Honourable Sheilabai BAPPOO, GOSK, MP". National Assembly of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Hon. Marie Arianne NAVARRE-MARIE". Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Honourable Mrs Maria Francesca Mireille Martin". Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Bio-data of Honourable Mrs Marie Aurore Marie-Joyce PERRAUD, MP". Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "The Minister". Ministry of Social Security and National Solidarity. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle : Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus minister, Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Vice Prime Minister". Le Défi Plus. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Mauritius minister resigns after commission of inquiry on drugs". Africanews. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Bio-data of Honourable Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, MP". Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
