1. Navinchandra Ramgoolam was born on 14 July 1947 and is a Mauritian politician and physician who is the current prime minister of Mauritius, serving since 2024.
22 Facts About Navin Ramgoolam
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Navin Ramgoolam previously held the office from 1995 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2014 and intermittently served as leader of the opposition when not in office.
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Ramgoolam is the son of former prime minister and governor-general Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and has led the Labour Party since 1991.
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Navin Ramgoolam was born to Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and Sushil Ramjoorawon in Port Louis.
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The coalition soon fractured and Navin Ramgoolam dismissed Berenger in 1997.
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Berenger then became leader of the opposition and Navin Ramgoolam formed a one-party government.
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Navin Ramgoolam, who had retained his own seat, became leader of the opposition.
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Navin Ramgoolam was again appointed as prime minister with a majority of 38 out of 60 seats.
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Navin Ramgoolam remained prime minister and Pravind Jugnauth, son of Sir Anerood Jugnauth, became his Deputy.
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Navin Ramgoolam lost his seat for the first time in his political career.
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Navin Ramgoolam was so disgruntled about the loss of his seat in 2014 that, 3 years later, at a Divali Show event in 2017 he called voters of Constituency No 5 Triolet "stupid" and that they were better voters during the days when illiteracy was rampant in Mauritius, given that they were easier to manipulate.
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Navin Ramgoolam compared his 2014 electoral wipe out to that of his father Seewoosagur Navin Ramgoolam at the 1982 Mauritian general election.
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Navin Ramgoolam revealed that there was too much infighting amongst the political agents within the Labour Party.
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Navin Ramgoolam revealed that his change of constituency was the result of a consultation that he had with a Christian priest who believed that Constituency No 10 would bring him more luck as his grand parents lived there, and that Constituency No 5 Triolet brought him bad luck as his father Seewoosagur was cremated there.
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However, Navin Ramgoolam was not elected to the National Assembly.
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Navin Ramgoolam was so disgruntled by his second consecutive defeat at the 2014 and 2019 general elections that he publicly blamed women for their way of voting, he legally contested the results and made the Electoral Commissioner his main target of legal action.
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In 2024, Navin Ramgoolam criticised the agreement negotiated by the government of Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth with the United Kingdom that allowed for the return of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritian control, describing it as a "sellout".
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The former minister of financial services revealed that in 2010 Navin Ramgoolam had contracted a loan of Rs 40 millions from Bramer Bank to purchase a bungalow at Roches Noires.
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However to this date Navin Ramgoolam has not repaid any of the Rs 40 millions that he had borrowed.
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Navin Ramgoolam revealed that Navin Ramgoolam is the father of her daughter who was born in 2009.
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In Paris, Navin Ramgoolam received the Prix Louise Michel, awarded generally each year to a personality in recognition of his or her outstanding contribution in the political field.
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On 8 July 1979, Navin Ramgoolam married Veena Brizmohun, a Mauritian who grew up in England and was studying social sciences at the University of London.