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Honourable Prithvirajsing Roopun, Minister of Arts and Culture, Republic of Mauritius []

Mr Roopun previously served as Minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment after the 2014 general elections till January 2017.

He entered active politics in 1995 and has occupied various positions. In 2010, following his election as member of the Constituency No. 14 (Savanne/ Black River), he served as Deputy Chief Government Whip till 2004 and was appointed as Minister of Local Government and Solid Waste Management in 2005.

Between 2010 and 2012, he was the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Mauritius.

Mr Roopun has also represented Mauritius as Member of the Pan African Parliament where he was Deputy Chair Committee of Transport, Industry, Communications, Energy, Science & Technonoly from 2010 to 2014.

By profession, Mr Roopun is an Attorney at Law. He has been in private practice ever since 1986. He is a holder of a Masters Degree in International Business Law (LLM). In addition, since 1989, for over fifteen years, he has been a Part-Time Lecturer and Examiner at the Council of Legal Education and the Faculty of Law of the University of Mauritius.

Mr Roopun is married and has four daughters. He lives in Quatre Bornes.