Johnson Roussety is the current
Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues
The Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (french: Chef Commissaire de Rodrigues) is the gubernatorial head of the region of Rodrigues since it gained autonomy within the Republic of Mauritius on 12 October 2002. The Commissioner is selected from the ...
in
Mauritius
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. He held the same position from 4 August 2006 until 7 January 2011.
Early life and education
Roussety was born on 27 August 1975. He attended Oysterbay Government School in
Rodrigues
Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rodr ...
as well as Grand Bay and NicolayGovt Schools in
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
. He studied up to HSC at the
Rodrigues College Rodrigues College is a secondary school for both girls and boys. It is located in Port Mathurin, Rodrigues. It is the first ecumenical educational institution on the Indian Ocean.
History
Rodrigues College celebrated its 30th anniversary during th ...
in
Port Mathurin
The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. Most of the population of Rodrigues settles close to or in the city. It lies on the north coast of the Indian Ocean island and functions as t ...
from 1987 to 1993. He ranked first in his HSC cohort in Rodrigues and was a laureate winning a four-year university scholarship from
France's government.
He attended the
University de la Reunion, where he completed a DEUG in science economics from 1994 to 1996. In 1997 he was awarded a degree in
econometrics
Econometrics is the application of Statistics, statistical methods to economic data in order to give Empirical evidence, empirical content to economic relationships.M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," ''The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of ...
from the
University of the Mediterranean - Aix - Marseille 2. In 1998 he was awarded a master's degree in economics from the
University of Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne with specialisation in economic analysis and policy.
He also holds a PGCE from the Mauritius Institute of Education.
See also
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Politics of Mauritius
Politics of Mauritius (french: Politique à Maurice) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The separation of powers is among the three branches of the Government of Mauritius, namely the legislative, the executive and the Judi ...
References
Living people
1975 births
Chief Commissioners of Rodrigues
Mauritian politicians
People from Rodrigues
Mauritian Creoles
Rodrigues Movement politicians
21st-century Mauritanian politicians
Members of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly
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