Satya Faugoo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Satya Faugoo
सत्य फौगू
MP
Order:Minister of Agro-Industry
President:Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Primeminister:Navin Ramgoolam
Term Start:13 September 2008
Term End:10 December 2014
Predecessor:Arvin Boolell
Order1:Minister of Health
President1:Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Primeminister1:Navin Ramgoolam
Term Start1:12 July 2005
Term End1:13 September 2008
Predecessor1:Ashok Jugnauth
Successor1:Rajesh Jeetah
Order2:Minister of Labour
President2:Cassam Uteem
Primeminister2:Navin Ramgoolam
Term Start2:16 November 1999
Term End2:11 August 2000
Successor2:Showkatally Soodhun
Order3:Minister of Housing
President3:Cassam Uteem
Primeminister3:Navin Ramgoolam
Term Start3:23 September 1998
Term End3:16 November 1999
Successor3:Mukeshwar Choonee
Order4:3rd Member of Parliament
for
Triolet & Pamplemousses
President4:Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Primeminister4:Navin Ramgoolam
Term Start4:5 July 2005
Term End4:10 December 2014
Predecessor4:Dev Hurnam
Birth Date:1 April 1961
Birth Place:Bon Accueil, Mauritius
Party:Mauritian Labour Party
Website:http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/moa/menuitem.df002a10e442b2b8adbea610a0208a0c/
Occupation:Barrister

Satya Veyash Faugoo (born सत्य वेयश फौगू, 1 April 1961) is the former Minister of Agro-Industry of Mauritius, serving in the cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam until December 2014. From 2005 to 2014, he was the 3rd Member of Parliament representing Constituency No 5,Triolet & Pamplemousses. He was elected for the first time in 1998, Constituency No 9, Bon Acceuil & Flaq as he defeated Anerood Jugnauth. He became MP and was appointed as Minister of Housing & Lands. In 1999, he was appointed as Minister of Labour.

In 2000 Faugoo was not elected following his defeat by the MSM/MMM coalition. In 2005, he was elected 2nd Member in Constituency No 5 and was appointed as Minister of Health.[1] When the cabinet was reshuffled in 2008 Faugoo was appointed as the Minister of Agro-Industry.

He was educated at Thames Valley University, London where he obtained his LLB and was called to the bar in 1987, belonging to the Lincoln's Inn of United Kingdom. He started practice in the same year in the State Law Office. He thus worked as barrister, Senior Magistrate in District Court and lastly was promoted to Magistrate of Intermediate Court.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Drug injecting triggers most Mauritius HIV cases . . 12 November 2007 . 20 February 2011 .
  2. Web site: National Assembly - Faugoo Satya Vayesh. mauritiusassembly.govmu.org. en-us. 2018-07-09.