Members of Parliamemt Add.

Welcome to the Citizenrsquos Charter of the National Assembly of Mauritius

What is the Citizenrsquos Charter The charter is an undertaking to provide

the highest level of service possible by meeting the standards contained in this document The process is ongoing to ensure that proper systems and procedures are in place to fulfill our stated commitments We will endeavour to improve on these standards as we strive to deliver excellent service to you all OUR ROLE One of the Governmentrsquos main objectives is to create a society in which each citizen has every prospect of a better quality of life The National Assembly plays a critical role in ensuring democracy OUR VISION To transform the Department`s performance into one of excellence and in so doing contribute to the creation of a better quality of life for the people of Mauritius OUR MISSION STATEMENT To ensure that the best interests of the Nation are served The main objectives of the Department are

bull to keep under continuous review the parliamentary service to enable Members of Parliament to discharge their duties in the best of conditions

bull to create the necessary service to enable the officers to provide improved service

to Honourable members for them to be able to best serve the people of Mauritius

bull to interact with the Parliaments of the rest of the world in order to enhance the democratic principles to which we adhere to

bull to publicize and promote our parliamentary institution by helping the public to

understand the role and operation of the National Assembly through information sharing by means of this Charter and of our web site

OUR VALUES

The Department`s service will be built on the following values- bull accountability bull efficiency bull courteousness bull equity bull fairness bull integrity bull professionalism bull transparency

SEVICES PROVIDED Some of the services that are offered include providing accurate and timely information on matters such as the time and date of parliamentary sittings the order paper parliamentary questions and answers bills to be introduced in parliament and the date they are passed the committee compositions and their reports ABOUT US The Parliament The Constitution of Mauritius provides for the Parliament of Mauritius to consist of the President and the National Assembly The Parliament of Mauritius is modeled after the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy where Members of National Assembly are elected at regular general elections on the basis of a first past the post system The last general election was held on 03 July 2005

1 The President The President of the Republic of Mauritius is the Right Honourable Sir Anerood Jugnauth GOSK He assumed office on 30 September 2003

2 The National Assembly The Assembly is made up of 70 Members of whom 62 are directly elected in 21 constituencies The island of Mauritius is divided into 20 constituencies returning 3 members each and that of Rodrigues is a single constituency returning 2 members

The 60 Honourable Members of mainland Mauritius are

1 Hon ALLET Daniel Jean Maurice ndash PMSD MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 2 Hon BABAJEE Krishna (Dr) ndash LP Social Alliance 3 Hon BACHOO Anil Kumar ndash MSD Social Alliance 4 Hon BAPPOO Sheilabai (Mrs) ndash LP Social Alliance 5 Hon BARBIER Jean Claude - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 6 Hon BEEBEEJAUN Ahmed Rashid (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 7 Hon BERENGER Paul Raymond GCSK - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 8 Hon BHAGWAN Rajesh Anand - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 9 Hon BODHA Nandcoomar - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 10 Hon BOODHOO Dhanraj - LP Social Alliance 11 Hon BOOLELL Arvin (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 12 Hon BUNDHOO Lormus - LP Social Alliance 13 Hon BUNWAREE Vasant Kumar (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 14 Hon CUTTAREE Jara Krishna GCSK - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 15 Hon DAYAL Surendra - LP Social Alliance 16 Hon DEERPALSING Kumaree Rajeshree (Ms) - LP Social Alliance 17 Hon DOOKUN-LUCHOOMUN Leela Devi (Mrs) - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD

Alliance 18 Hon DOWARKASING Mokshanand - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 19 Hon DULLOO Madan Murlidhar - MMSM Social Alliance 20 Hon DULULL Mohammed Asraf Ally - LP Social Alliance 21 Hon DUVAL Charles Gaetan Xavier Luc - PMXD Social Alliance 22 Hon DUVAL Chistian Harold Richard - PMXD Social Alliance 23 Hon FAUGOO Satya Veyash - LP Social Alliance 24 Hon GANOO Alan - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 25 Hon GOKHOOL Dharambeer - LP Social Alliance 26 Hon GOWRESSOO Mahendra - LP Social Alliance 27 Hon GRENADE Marie Antoinette Sheila (Mrs) - MSM 28 Hon GUIMBEAU Eric Joseph Raoul - PMSD MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 29 Hon GUNNESS Govindranath - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 30 Hon GUTTEE Rohit Narainsing - LP Social Alliance 31 Hon HANOOMANJEE Santa Bai (Mrs) MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 32 Hon HAWOLDAR Raj Rihun LP Social Alliance 33 Hon HOOKOOM Balkissoon (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 34 Hon HUSNOO Mohammad Anwar (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 35 Hon ISSACK Ahmed Reza Goolam - LP Social Alliance 36 Hon JEETAH Rajeshwar (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 37 Hon JEEWA-DAUREEAWOO Fazila (Mrs) - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD

Alliance 38 Hon JHUGROO Purmanund - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 39 Hon JUGNAUTH Ashock Kumar - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 40 Hon KASENALLY Abu Twalib (Dr) - LP Social Alliance

41 Hon LABELLE Marie Noelle Francoise (Mrs) - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance

42 Hon LAUTHAN Samioullah MSK - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 43 Hon LESJONGARD Georges Pierre - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 44 Hon MARDEMOOTOO Valaydon - LP Social Alliance 45 Hon MARTIN Maria Francesca Mireille - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 46 Hon MOHAMED Razack Shakeel Ahmed Yousuf Abdul - LP Social Alliance 47 Hon MOUTIA Sutyadeo - MMSM Social Alliance 48 Hon MUNGUR Rajendrakumar ndash LP Social Alliance 49 Hon NAIDU Kulasagara Subraylu - MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 50 Hon NAVARRE-MARIE Marie Arianne (Mrs) - MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD

Alliance 51 Hon PEETUMBUR Maneswar - LP Social Alliance 52 Hon RAMGOOLAM Navinchandra (Dr) - LP Social Alliance 53 Hon RAMLOLL Parmessur (Dr) - MSD Social Alliance 54 Hon RITTOO Satyaprakash - LP Social Alliance 55 Hon RUCKTOOA Dharmajaye - LP Social Alliance 56 Hon SEEBUN Indranee (Mrs) - LP Social Alliance 57 Hon SITHANEN Rama Krishna - LP Social Alliance 58 Hon TANG WAH HING Hock Sheen - LP Social Alliance 59 Hon VARMA Yatindra Nath - LP Social Alliance 60 Hon VIRAHSAWMY Bedwantee (Mrs) - LP Social Alliance

The Honourable Members of Rodrigues are

61 Hon NANCY Jean Alex - OPR 62 Hon SPEVILLE Jean Robert - OPR

After the last general election the Electoral supervisory Commission nominated 8 additional members in accordance with section 5 of the First Schedule of the Constitution with a view to correct any imbalance in community representation in Parliament This system of nominating members is commonly called the best loser system

63 Hon CHAUMIERE Jean Francois Labour Party Social Alliance 64 Hon DAVID James Burty (Dr) Labour Party Social Alliance 65 Hon LEOPOLD Joseph Christian MR (Rodrigues) 66 Hon PERRIER Anne-Marie Danielle (Mrs) MMM MMM-MSM-PMSD

Alliance 67 Hon SAYED-HOSSEN Sayyad Abd-Al-Cader LP Social Alliance 68 Hon SINATAMBOU Marie Joseph Noel-Etienne Ghislain LP Social Alliance 69 Hon SOODHUN Showkutally MSM MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance 70 Hon VON MALLY Louis Joseph MR (Rodrigues)

After the results of the general election were proclaimed the President called upon the leader of the partyalliance having won a majority of seats to form the government Thus the Social Alliance under the leadership of Dr the Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam made up of the Labour Party the MMSM the PMXD the MR and the MSD formed the government and its leader became the Prime Minister The MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance had the second largest political majority and formed the Official Opposition and it`s leader Paul Raymond Berenger GCSK was nominated by the President of the Republic as the Leader of the Opposition Hon VALAYDEN Jayarama was also appointed as the Attorney General Minister of Justice amp Human Rights under Section 69 of the Constitution The Assembly elected Honourable Rajkeswar Purryag GOSK a non-elected member of the Assembly as the Speaker Honourable Jean Francois Chaumiere MP as Deputy Speaker and Honourable Surendra Dayal as Deputy Chairman of Committees Were subsequently appointed

bull Honourable Lormus Bundhoo MP ndash Government Chief Whip bull Honourable Bedwante Virahsawmy MP ndash Deputy Government Whip bull Honourable Showkutally Soodhun MP ndash Opposition Whip

Cabinet Ministers (contact details)

1 Dr the Hon Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM Prime Minister Minister of Defence amp Home Affairs Minister of Civil Service Administrative Reforms Minister of Rodrigues amp Outer Islands Treasury Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 202 9000 Fax No (230) 211 7907 2 Dr The Hon Ahmed Rashid BEEBEEJAUN Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Public Infrastructure Land Transport amp Shipping Government House Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 201 2464 Fax No (230) 213 1840

3 The Hon Charles Gaetan Xavier Luc DUVAL Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Tourism Leisure amp External Communications Air Mauritius Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 211 6230 Fax No (230) 211 0093 4 The Hon Rama Krishna SITHANEN Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance amp Economic Development Government House Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 201 2431 Fax No (230) 213 6450 5 The Hon Madan Murlidhar DULLOO Minister of Foreign Affairs International Trade amp Cooperation Government House Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 201 1416 Fax No (230) 208 9215 6 The Hon Anil Kumar BACHOO Minister of Environment amp National Development Unit Ken Lee Tower Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 208 1944 Fax No (230) 211 9455 7 The Hon Dharambeer GOKHOOL Minister of Education amp Human Resources IVTB House Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 697 7862 Fax No (230) 698 3601 8 Dr the Hon Abu Twalib KASENALLY Minister of Public Utilities Air Mauritius Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 208 7861 Fax No (230) 208 7893

9 Dr the Hon James Burty DAVID Minister of Local Governemnt Emmanuel Anquetil Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 210 2014 Fax No (230) 210 8448 10 Dr the Hon Arvin BOOLELL Minister of Agro Industry amp Fisheries Renganaden Seeneevasen Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 212 7930 Fax No (230) 213 3263 11 The Hon Mrs Sheilabai BAPPOO Minister of Social Security National Solidarity and Senior Citizens Welfare amp Reform Institutions Renganaden Seeneevasen Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 208 3447 Fax No (230) 210 0057 E-mail shbappoomailgovmu 12 The Hon Mrs Indranee SEEBUN Minister of Women`s Rights Child Development Family Welfare amp Consumer Protection CSK Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 240 1603 Fax No (230) 240 7716 13 Dr the Hon Vasant Kumar BUNWAREE Minister of Labour Industrial relations amp Employment Victoria House Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 207 2603 Fax No (230) 212 8672 14 Dr the Jayarama VALAYDEN Attorney-General Minister of Justice amp Human Rights Renganaden Seeneeevassen Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 210 2465 Fax No (230) 211 8024

15 The Hon Satya Veyash FAUGOO Minister of Health and Quality of Life 5th Floor Emmanuel Anquetil Building Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 201 1910 Fax No (230) 211 6204 16 The Hon Rajeshwar JEETAH Minister of Small amp Medium Enterprises Commerce amp Cooperatives 7th Floor Air Mauritius Building President J Kennedy Street Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 1221 Fax No (230) 213 0729 E-mail rjeetahmailgovmu 17 The Hon Mahendra GOWRESSOO Minister of Arts and Culture 7th Floor Renganaden Seeneevassen Building Pope Hennessy and Maillard Strret Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 212 8401 212 2112 Fax No (230) 211 5069 E-mail mgowressoomailgovmu 18 The Hon Mohammad Asraf Ally DULULL Minister of Housing amp Lands Level 3 Moorgate House Sir William Newton Street Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel No (230) 213 6454 Fax No (230) 213 6457 E-mail adulullmailgovmu 19 The Hon Marie Joseph Noel-Etienne Ghislain SINATAMBOU Minister of Information Technology amp Telecommunications Level 9 Air Mauritius Building President J Kennedy Street Port Louis Tel No (230) 201 3450 Fax No (230) 211 8295 E-mail esinatamboumailgovmu 20 The Hon Sylvio Hock Sheen TANG WAH HING Minister of Youth amp Sports

3rd Floor Emmanuel Anquetil Building

Port Louis Republic of Mauritius Tel (230) 201 2543 (Enquiry counter) Fax (230) 210 7554 Email mysmailgovmu Members of Parliament (contact details)

1 Hon ALLET Daniel Jean Maurice La Villa Bleue Pointe aux Sables Tel No 234 6033 Fax No 242 3283 Email mauricealletyahoocom 2 Hon BABAJEE Krishna (Dr) 4 Cnr Canal amp Mc Irwin St Beau Bassin Tel No 454 6378

3 Hon BACHOO Anil Kumar Plaine des Roches Riviere du Rempart Tel No 208 1944 Fax No 211 9455 4 Hon BAPPOO Sheilabai (Mrs) 25 Pere Laval Street Beau Bassin Tel No 208 3447 Fax No 210 0057

Email shbappoomailgovmu 5 Hon BARBIER Jean Claude

Lot No 2 Oliviers Street Tombeau Bay

Tel No 247 5119 Fax No 240 0536

Email jeanclaudebarbierhotmailcom 6 Hon BEEBEEJAUN Ahmed Rashid (Dr) Victor Hugo Street

Beau Bassin Tel No 201 2464 Fax No 213 1840

Email preminintnetmu

7 Hon BERENGER Paul Raymond GCSK

River Walk Vacoas

Tel No 686 5235 Fax No 697 6755

8 Hon BHAGWAN Rajesh Anand

D 92 Clos Verger Rose Hill

Tel No 454 5710 Fax No 212 6555

9 Hon BODHA Nandcoomar Archipel Road Calodyne

Tel No 426 6399 Fax No 212 8787

Email nandcoomarhotmailcom

10 Hon BOODHOO Dhanraj Ramnath Mandir Street Riviere du Rempart

Tel No 412 7203 Fax No 213 6909 Email dhanrajboodhoointnetmu

11 Hon BOOLELL Arvin (Dr) Finch Lane Forest Side Tel No 212 7930 Fax No 213 3263

12 Hon BUNDHOO Lormus Emmanuel Anquetil Street Vacoas Tel No 698 1638

Fax No 201 2270

13 Hon BUNWAREE Vasant Kumar (Dr) Ligne Berthaud Floreal Tel No 698 1638 Fax No 212 8672

14 Hon CHAUMIERE Jean Francois

19 A Thomy drsquoArifat Street Curepipe

Tel No 201 2467 Fax No 670 7048

15 Hon CUTTAREE Jaya Krishna GCSK

1 Volcy de la Faye Street Beau Bassin

Tel No 464 5538

16 Hon DAVID James Burty (Dr)

Chung Chin Wan Street Morcellement Roches Brunes Beau Bassin

Tel No 210 2014 Fax No 210 8448 17 Hon DAYAL Surendra Carreaux LAliane Vacoas Tel No 425 6057 Fax No 425 6057 18 Hon DEERPALSING Kumaree Rajeshree (Ms)

2B Henri Lemaire Street Beau Bassin

Tel No 466 7881 Email nitadeer2004yahoocouk

19 Hon DOOKUN-LUCHOOMUN Leela Devi (Mrs)

Morcellement Coperative Bonne Terre Vacoas

Tel No 427 2682 Fax No 424 4821

20 Hon DOWARKASING Mokshanand

Morcellement Daruty Forest Side Curepipe

Tel No 686 2431 E mail dowarkahotmailcom

21 Hon DULLOO Madan Murlidhar

Madan Dulloo Lane Phoenix

Tel No 201 1416 Fax No 208 9215

E mail mdulloomailgovmu

22 Hon DULULL Mohammed Asraf Ally 25 Velore Street Port Louis

Tel No 213 6454 Fax No 213 6457 Email adulullmailgovmu 23 Hon DUVAL Charles Gaetan Xavier Luc

Butte a LrsquoHerbe Melville Grand Gaube

Tel No 211 6230 Fax No 211 0093

24 Hon DUVAL Chistian Harold Richard 90 Sodnac Avenue Quatre-Bornes Tel No 208 6070 Fax No 210 0746 25 Hon FAUGOO Satya Veyash Morcellement GIDC Reunion Floreal Tel No 201 1910 Fax No 211 6204 Email sfaugoomailgovmu 26 Hon GANOO Alan

Morcellement Rogers Hugnin Road

Rose Hill Tel No 454 9976 27 Hon GOKHOOL Dharambeer 125 Avenue Osman St Paul Phoenix Tel No 697 7862 Fax No 208 7893 28 Hon GOWRESSOO Mahendra

Hermitage Phoenix

Tel No 212 8401 Fax No 211 5069 Email mgowressoomailgovmu

29 Hon GRENADE Marie Antoinette Sheila (Mrs)

H1 La Tour Koenig Pointe aux Sables

Tel No 233 4345 Fax No 212 8787 30 Hon GUIMBEAU Eric Joseph Raoul

105 Royal Road Forest Side

Tel No 674 1467 Fax No 670 4000 31 Hon GUNNESS Govindranath

Sir Pierre Simonet Street Floreal

Tel No 416 5953 Email Ajaygunnessintnetmu

32 Hon GUTTEE Rohit Narainsing

S C Bose Street Fond du Sac

Tel No 266 1494 Email rohitgutteeyahoocom

33 Hon HANOOMANJEE Santa Bai (Mrs)

No 15 Gold Court Complex Kalimaye Road Flic-en-Flac

Tel No 696 4497 Email Shanoomanjeehotmailcom

34 Hon HAWOLDAR Rihun Raj (Dr)

Finch Lane Forest Side

Tel No 676 6345 Email rihunrajhotmailcom

35 Hon HOOKOOM Balkissoon (Dr)

Railway Road Belle Vue Maurel

Tel No 412 7614 36 Hon HUSNOO Mohammad Anwar (Dr)

8 Avenue Belcourt Quatre-Bornes

Tel No 464 1676 37 Hon ISSACK Ahmed Reza Goolam 28 E Leclezio Street Curepipe Tel No 212 2736 Fax No 211 7781 Email starpressintnetmu

38 Hon JEETAH Rajeshwar (Dr) Ibis Avenue Sodnac Quatre-Bornes Tel No 201 1221 Fax No 213 0729 Email rjeetahmailgovmu

39 Hon JEEWA-DAUREEAWOO Fazila (Mrs)

Crr Balgobin amp Independence Streets Roches Brunes

Tel No 464 1053 Fax No 212 4701

Email jeewafazilayahoocom

40 Hon JHUGROO Purmanund 15 Dupuis Lane Morcellement Medine Floreal

Tel No 674 6995 Fax No 684 4337 41 Hon JUGNAUTH Ashok Kumar

61 Independence Avenue

Phoenix Tel No 696 6410 Fax No 208 4254 42 Hon KASENALLY Abu Twalib (Dr) Clairfonds No 3 Vacoas Tel No 208 7861 Fax No 208 7893 43 Hon LABELLE Marie Noelle Francoise (Mrs) 9 Boodhun Lan Sir Virgil Naz Street Rose Hill Tel No 464 8965 Email frabelintnetmu 44 Hon LAUTHAN Samioullah MSK Dorade Avenue Soreze Pailles Tel No 286 7860 Fax No 286 2786 45 Hon LEOPOLD Joseph Christian

M7 Government Quarters River Walk Vacoas

Tel No 696 9695 Fax No 831 6769 Email cleopoldhotmailcom

46 Hon LESJONGARD Georges Pierre

5 Arpents Highlands Phoenix

Tel No 417 6438 47 Hon MARDEMOOTOO Valaydon Dr Jeetoo Road Rose-Hill Tel No 467 8341 Fax No 435 5435 Email elserambowintnetmu

48 Hon MARTIN Maria Francesca Mireille

Lees Street Curepipe

Tel No 675 8327

49 Hon MOHAMED Razack Shakeel Ahmed Yousuf Abdul Royal Road Calebasses

Tel No 249 3330 Email smohamedintnetmu

50 Hon MOUTIA Sutyadeo Bon Air Road Triolet Tel No 261 3342 Fax No 210 3215 51 Hon MUNGUR Rajendrakumar (Dr)

Camp Ithier Central Flacq

Tel No 413 4216 52 Hon NAIDU Kulasagara Subraylu 13 Aldrin Street Roches Brunes Tel No 465 1101 Fax No 216 4040 53 Hon NANCY Jean Alex

M7 Government Quarters Floreal

Tel No (Mobile) 876 2095 Fax No 832 6014 54 Hon NAVARRE-MARIE Marie Arianne (Mrs)

Morc Ilois Baie du Tombeau

Tel No 247 1063 55 Hon PEETUMBUR Maneswar Morcellement Hein Moka Tel No 433 8108 Fax No 213 0159

Email nityeshmsncom 56 Hon PERRIER Anne-Marie Danielle (Mrs)

Allee des Badamiers Carlos Riviere Noire

Tel No 483 6866

57 Hon RAMGOOLAM Navinchandra (Dr) 37 River walk Vacoas

Tel No 202 9000 Fax No 211 7907 58 Hon RAMLOLL Parmessur (Dr)

3 Trait-DrsquoUnion Vacoas

Tel No 698 9073 Fax No 698 9073 Email drramlollhotmailcom

59 Hon RITOO Satyaprakash

17 Alouettes Avenue Quatre-Bornes

Tel No 210 2574 Fax No 210 1451 Email dritooenglishestatesmu

60 Hon RUCKTOOA Dharmajaye

Plateau Road Goodlands

Tel No 283 5155 61 Hon SAYED-HOSSEN Sayyad Abd-Al-Cader 3 Bethanie Lane Beau Bassin Tel No 464 6089 Fax No 467 4824 Email sayed-hossenintnetmu

62 Hon SEEBUN Indranee (Mrs) Co-operative Road Camp Thorel Tel No 240 1603 Fax No 240 7716 Email iseebunmailgovmu

63 Hon SINATAMBOU Marie Joseph Noel-Etienne Ghislain

7 Granum Road Vacoas

Tel No 201 3450 Fax No 211 8295 Email esinatamboumailgovmu

64 Hon SITHANEN Rama Krishna 8 Dr Harel Avenue Quatre-Bornes Tel No 201 2431 Fax No 213 6450 65 Hon SOODHUN Showkutally

Riverside Lane Coromandel

Tel No 233 8799 Fax No 212 8787 66 Hon SPEVILLE Jean Robert

15 Suffolk Clos Verger Government Quarters Vacoas

Tel No 686 7984 Fax No 831 4427 Email roromagic2929yahoocouk

67 Hon TANG WAH HING Sylvio Hock Sheen 29 DrsquoArtois Street Port Louis Tel No 201 2543 Fax No 210 7554 68 Hon VARMA Yatindra Nath 12 Avenue des Talipots Quatre-Bornes Tel No 454 2752 Email yatinvarmahotmailcom

69 Hon VIRAHSAWMY Bedwantee (Mrs)

559 Vallee des Pretres Port Louis

Tel No 242 5854 Fax No 241 8374 70 Hon VON MALLY Louis Joseph

M3 Government Quarters River Walk Vacoas

Tel No 875 3971875 3019

Office of the Speaker

bull The Speaker The first business of the House is to elect a speaker when the Assembly first meets after a general election The Constitution provides that the Speaker may or may not be an elected Member of the House The office of Speaker is presently held by Honourable Rajkeswur Purryag GOSK He is not an elected Member of the House The Government and the Opposition agreed on his candidature He was elected and sworn in as Speaker on 12 July 2005 at the first sitting of the Fourth Session of the National Assembly The Speaker holds office for the duration of the life of Parliament unless he is removed earlier on by the Assembly The Speaker is the principal office holder of the House and its spokesperson in relation to the other constituent part of Parliament ndash the President of the Republic The Speaker symbolizes the authority of Parliament The main function of the Speaker is to ensure that the Standing Orders and Rules of the National Assembly are complied with The Speaker interprets and enforces the Standing Orders and for the purpose of interpretation recourse is often had to Erskine Mayrsquos Parliamentary Practice responds to Members points of order and give rulings when necessary His ruling cannot be challenged except on a substantive motion to that effect and any criticism of his actions outside Parliament may amount to contempt of the National Assembly The Speaker decides on the admissibility of Questions to Ministers and on the choice of speakers during the debates and in so doing he seeks to allocate the call evenly between the government and the non-government Members The Speaker must maintain order during debate and he can call members to order for use of lsquounparliamentary languagersquo for misbehaviour or constant interruptions for irrelevance in debates or for engaging in private conversations The Speaker may order the Member whose conduct is grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the House during the remainder of the dayrsquos sitting If a Member persistently flouts the authority of the Chair or willfully obstructs the business of the House by abusing the Rules of the assembly the Speaker may lsquonamersquo the Member The Speaker has ultimate responsibility together with the Office of the Clerk for the administration of Parliament and the operation of the Parliament House Furthermore the parliamentary precincts of the National Assembly are under the control and management of the Office of the Speaker

SPEAKER Honourable Rajkeswur PURRYAG Tel No (230) 201 2306 201 1208 Fax No 201 3232 Adviser to Speaker Andre POMPON Tel No (230) 211 2789

bull The Deputy Speaker At the beginning of each Parliament the ouse also elects a Member to the position of Deputy Speaker proceeding in the same manner as for the election of the Speaker In the absence of the Speaker or whenever requested by the latter the Deputy Speaker takes the Chair and has the same powers and functions as the speaker The Deputy Speaker is also the Chairman of Committees He presides over the Committee of the whole Assembly unless the speaker chooses to do so Honourable Jean Francois Chaumiere MP was elected as Deputy Speaker on 12 July 2005 Deputy Speaker Honourable Jean Francois Chaumiere Tel No (230) 211 7843 201 3808 201 2467 Fax No 670 7048

bull The Deputy Chairman of Committees The Deputy Chairman of Committees is another official of the National Assembly elected from amongst its members The process of election of the Deputy Chairman of Committees is similar to that of the Deputy Speaker In the absence of both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker the Deputy Chairman of Committees presides over the Committee of the whole House Honourable Surendra Dayal was elected as Deputy Chairman of Committees on 12 July 2005 Deputy Chairman of Committees Honourable Surendra Dayal Tel No (230) 425 6057 Fax No (230) 425 6057 Office of the Clerk

The Clerk of the National Assembly has overall responsibility for the central services provided by the National Assembly Office notably financial services and administrative services Hansard Serjeant-at-arms and visitor services The Office of the Clerk is equally responsible for the support of parliamentary operations The Office of the Clerk is comprised of the following Clerk of the National Assembly the Deputy Clerk Clerk Assistant Parliamentary Support Administration and Protocol and Inter-Parliamentary Relations

The Office co-ordinates the National Assembly support services and ensures that all forms of business pass through each of the required procedural steps The Office prepares processes and maintains all legislative records and documents of the Assembly It ensures the accuracy of the Proceedings the Order Paper and the Minutes and reports of the various committees The Office co-ordinates the operation of and provide support service to standing special and select committees of the assembly This requires all logistical and legislative requirements of committees as well as procedural advice

At the Table the Clerks provide confidential and impartial advice pertaining to matters of parliamentary procedure and interpretation of the rules and practices of the Assembly to the Speaker and to Members of the Assembly The Clerk is responsible to the Speaker for the efficient and effective administration of the Assembly support services

The Office co-ordinates all official parliamentary ceremonies and other formal occasions that involve the National Assembly such as the official opening of the parliamentary sessions election of Speaker prorogation dissolution swearing-in of Members and visiting parliamentarians

The Office has established the National Assembly internet web site so as to promote publicize and promote the parliamentary institution on the following address httpmauritiusassemblygovmu or by accessing the government portal on httpwwwgovmu

bull Clerk

Tel No 201 14 14 Fax No (230) 212 83 64 Email themaceintnetmu

bull Deputy Clerk

Tel No 201 36 73 208 0691

bull Clerk Assistant Tel No 201 28 99 Fax No (230) 425 6057

Email themaceintnetmu