Rajkeswur Purryag
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The Honourable Kailash Purryag GCSK GOSK |
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| 5th President of Mauritius | |
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In office 21 July 2012 – 29 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Navin Ramgoolam Anerood Jugnauth |
| Vice President | Monique Ohsan Bellepeau |
| Preceded by | Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (Acting) |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 12 July 2005 – 20 July 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Prem Ramnah |
| Succeeded by | Razack Peeroo |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
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In office 22 December 1997 – 17 September 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Paul Berenger |
| Succeeded by | Paul Berenger |
| Personal details | |
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Rajkeswur Purryag 12 December 1947 Camp Fouquereaux, Mauritius |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Aneetah Purryag (1973–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Presidential styles of Kailash Purryag 2012 to 2015 |
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| Reference style | His Excellency, Mr. Kailash Purryag, President of the Republic of Mauritius |
| Spoken style | President Purryag |
| Alternative style | Mr. President |
Rajkeswur Purryag, GCSK (born; 12 December 1947, also known as Kailash Purryag) GCSK, GOSK is a Mauritian politician who served as President of Mauritius from 2012 to May 2015. He was elected as the fifth President of Mauritius by the National Assembly and took office on 21 July 2012. He succeeded Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who spent nine years as President from 2003 until resigning in March 2012. Kailash Purryag previously served as Member of Parliament, Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly; he made his debut in the political arena at an early age in 1976.
Rajkeswur Purryag, better known as Kailash, was born on 12 December 1947 in Camp Fouquereaux, Mauritius. He is an Indo-Mauritian. He attended the Shree Shamboonath Government School and later the Mauritius College. He was sworn in as attorney-at-law in 1973. The same year he joined the Mauritian Labour Party. He became general secretary of the party in 1984 and president in 1995.
Kailash Purryag has been a member of the Labour Party since 1973. He was a member of the Municipal Commission of the Municipal Council of Vacoas-Phoenix from 1974 to 1976. Purryag was elected member of the Legislative Assembly for the first time at the general election held on 20 December 1976. Purryag became Minister of Social Security from January 1980 to June 1982. In 1981, he was appointed as Leader of Delegation by the Government to negotiate adequate compensation for the Ilois Community in 1981 from the British Government. He was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly at the general election held on 21 August 1983 and became Minister of Health from January 1984 to January 1986. He served as Secretary General of the Labour Party from 1987 to 1991 and became President of the Party from March 1991 to March 1996. Purryag was elected Member of the National Assembly at the general election held on 20 December 1995. He became Minister of Economic Planning, Information & Telecommunications from December 1995 to July 1997. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Trade from July 1997 to September 2000. On 12 July 2005, he was elected Speaker of the National Assembly and was re-elected as Speaker on 18 May 2010, and remained in that post until 2012.
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