HomePeopleNavinchandra Ramgoolam

Navinchandra Ramgoolam

Navinchandra Ramgoolamis a Mauritian politician and doctor serving as prime minister of Mauritius for the third time following the 2024 general election, after the landslide victory of his coalition Alliance du Changement.

He is a prominent figure in the political history of Mauritius, having served multiple terms as the Prime Minister of the country. He is also the leader of the Labour Party.

Following former prime minister Pravind Jugnauth's resignation, Ramgoolam was sworn in as prime minister at the State House of Mauritius in the presence of President Prithvirajsing Roopun.

Ramgoolam was prime minister for the first time from December 1995 until September 2000 and then became leader of the opposition again from October 2000 to 4 July 2005. On 5 July 2005, he became prime minister for a second term after his coalition, Alliance Sociale, won the general elections. He was re-elected prime minister in 2005, serving until 2014.

Other people

Danial Dyer
Danial Dyer
Danial John Dyeris an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in Human Traffic, with other notable roles as Mick Carter in EastEnders, Billy the Limpet in Mean Machine and as...
Michael Crick
Michael Crick
Michael Lawrence Crickis an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He was a founding member of the Channel 4 News Team in 1982 and remained there until joining the BBC in 1990. He started work on...
Ross Jarman
Ross Jarman
Ross Anthony Jarman is a British drummer who is a member of the rock band The Cribs. The Cribs Ross was born and raised in Wakefield, England. He formed The Cribs in the early 2000s with brothers Ryan...