Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam was born in a Hindu family on July 14, 1947. He has been prime minister of his country since 2005; previously he was Prime Minister from 1995 to 2000. Being the leader of the Mauritian Labour Party, he has also been a Member of Parliament since 1991. Navin Ramgoolam is a doctor and lawyer. His predecessor Paul Berenger, a white Mauritian of French descent, became the island’s first non-Hindu prime minister in 2003. Mauritius, a volcanic island of lagoons and palm-fringed beaches in the Indian Ocean, has a reputation for stability and racial harmony among its mixed population of Asians, Europeans and Africans. Mauritius claims sovereignty over the Chagos islands, which lie around 1,000 km to the north-east. The British territory, which was separated from Mauritius in 1965, is home to the US military base on Diego Garcia. The British government oversaw the forced removal of the Chagos islanders to Mauritius to make way for the base. Navin Ramgoolam is the son of former Prime Minister and Father of the Mauritian Nation Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and Lady Sushil Ramgoolam. He is married to Veena Ramgoolam. He is also known to have very intimate ties with Nandanee Soornack and they have a daughter born in 2009 The ruling coalition shrank in August 2011 when the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) leader Pravind Jugnauth said his party was now in opposition. Six ministers from the party had quit in protest against the arrest of the health minister by an anti-corruption watchdog. Country facts -Full name: The Republic of Mauritius -Population: 1.3 million (UN, 2012) -Capital and largest city: Port Louis -Area: 2,040 sq km (788 sq miles) -Major languages: English (official), Creole, French, Indian languages -Major religions: Hinduism, Christianity, Islam -Life expectancy: 70 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN) -Main exports: Sugar, clothing, tea, jewellery -GNI per capita: US $8,040 (World Bank, 2011)
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