Madan Murlidhar Dulloo, born 20 September 1949, is a barrister, politician and diplomat from

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. A law graduate from the

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, member of the

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, Madan Dulloo was first elected during the 1976 general elections under the banner of the

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. Madan Dulloo is one of the longest serving Member of Parliament (29 years). Madan Dulloo has been present in constituency No.6 (Grand Baie/Poudre D’Or) since 1976 (34 years); Elected Member of Parliament for constituency No.6 (Grand Baie/Poudre D’Or) at the following General Elections: 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2005. Madan Dulloo is amongst those very few politicians in Mauritius who most of the times have always been elected (7 times). Madan Dulloo is amongst those very few who stood the most times for General Elections (including by-elections) in Mauritius. In 2005, Madan Dulloo was at his tenth (10th) elections. He has always been a candidate for the General Elections in constituency No.6 Grand-Baie/Poudre D’or since 1976. It’s a glorious track record. Madan Dulloo has held the following ministerial portfolios throughout his political career: * Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration * Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Natural Resources * Attorney General and Minister of Justice * Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation Between 1986 and 1994, Madan Dulloo was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Natural Resources and Attorney General & Minister of Justice. Between 2005 and 2008, Madan Dulloo was Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110130060532/http://www.madandulloo.com/ * https://www.facebook.com/madan.dulloo * https://www.youtube.com/mrmadandulloo

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