Alan Ganoo (born 17 January 1951) is a Mauritian politician who has been elected to serve as member of the Legislative Assembly and National Assembly on 9 occasions.
Early life and education
Alan Ganoo was born in
Port Louis
Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's e ...
, his father was a police sergeant and he grew up with four sisters and two brothers. Under British rule of the 1800s his ancestors migrated to Mauritius from Maharashtra, India.
He completed his secondary education at
Royal College Port Louis
The Royal College Port Louis (RCPL) is an academy in Cassis, Mauritius. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Mauritius. Originally founded in 1799 during the French colonial period, the first stone of the school's ...
. He studied law at Middle Temple and at King's College, London and has practised as a barrister since 1975.
Political career
He joined the
Mauritian Militant Movement
The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) ( en, Mauritian Militant Movement) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates what it sees as a "fairer" society, ...
(MMM) in the 1970s and was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1982. He was elected
leader of the MMM party in 2013. In May 2015 Alan Ganoo and several other politicians left the MMM where he was Deputy Leader an formed a new party called Mouvement Patriotique. He has so far been elected for 9 times in the same constituency (No.14) namely in 1982, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014 and 2019. A few weeks before the 2019 elections there was a dispute over the ownership of the party that he had created in 2015. In October 2019 his newly-formed party became part of the Alliance Morisien.
Alan Ganoo has held office of Minister in Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General (1991-1993), Minister of Housing (1996-1997), Minister of Public Utilities (2000-2005), Acting Minister of Fisheries (2004 to 2005) and Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail (2019–present). Other parliamentary positions that he has held were Speaker (1982), Opposition Whip (1987-1990), Deputy Chief Whip (1990) and Leader of the Opposition (2013).
Between 2012 and 2015 Alan Ganoo has also held positions on parliamentary committees such as Member of Committee of Selection, Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Member of the Standing Orders Committee, Member of the Select Committee on Live Broadcasting of House Proceedings and Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee in 2015.
As from 12 November 2019 he holds the portfolio of Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail following his election as the first member for Constituency No.14, Savanne and Black River during the
2019 General Elections.
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References
1951 births
Living people
Alumni of King's College London
Members of the National Assembly (Mauritius)
Speakers of the National Assembly (Mauritius)
Mauritian Militant Movement politicians
Place of birth missing (living people)
Mauritian politicians of Indian descent
Government ministers of Mauritius
Foreign Ministers of Mauritius
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