Arvin Boolell

Arvin Boolell GOSK, MP (born आर्विन बूलेल्ल on May 26, 1953) is a Mauritian politician who is serving as the Leader of the Opposition.

The Honorable

Arvin Boolell
अरविं बूलेल्ल
GOSK, MP
Leader of Opposition of Mauritius
Assumed office
14 November 2019
PresidentPrithvirajsing Roopun
Prime MinisterPravind Jugnauth
Preceded byXavier-Luc Duval
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 September 2008 – 12 December 2014
PresidentSir Anerood Jugnauth
Kailash Purryag
Prime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
Member of Parliament
for Belle Rose and Quatre-Bornes
Assumed office
17 December 2017
Preceded byRoshi Bhadain
Member of Parliament
for Vieux Grand Port and Rose Belle
In office
30 August 1987 – 10 December 2014
Preceded byAnandisswar Choolun
Succeeded byMahen Seerutun
Majority7990 (35%)[1]
Personal details
Born (1953-05-26) 26 May 1953
Port Louis, British Mauritius
Political partyMauritian Labour Party
OccupationPhysician
Website

Early life

Boolell who was born in a traditional Brahman Gossain Hindu family in Port Louis, is the son of former leader of the Labour Party and former Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Satcam Boolell. His younger brother Satyajit Boolell (also known as Ajit Boolell) became the Director of Public Prosecutions.[2] He is also former minister Anil Gayan's cousin.[3] Writer, active politician and retired forensics doctor Satish Boolell who was elected Member of Parliament is also his cousin.[4]

He attended secondary school St Mary's College in Rose Hill and then studied medicine in England and Wales.[5] After graduating and become a medical practitioner, he graduated with an LLM from the National University of Ireland. He then practiced for sometimes in Wales before coming back to the country.[6]

Political Life

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1987 in Constituency No 11, Vieux Grand Port and Rose Belle.[7] He has been elected at Constituency No. 11 at all general elections (1987, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010) until 2014. [8] Arvin Boolell was Opposition Whip from 2000 to 2005. [9]

Boolell has served as Minister of Agriculture (later known as Minister of Agro-Industry) from 2005 to 2008. He was involved in negotiations with the European Union over economic issues.[10] Following the cabinet reshuffling of 2008, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs where he remained until 2014.

Following a Labour Party executive committee meeting on 12 May 2015 Arvin Boolell resigned as Labour Party Spokesperson after being verbally abused by backers of Navin Ramgoolam who refused to step down as leader of the party despite having lost the 2014 general elections. [11]

At the 2017 by-elections in Constituency No. 18 (Belle Rose and Quatre Bornes) Arvin Boolell was elected and became member of the national assembly.[12] At the 2019 General Elections he was again elected in Constituency no. 18. Since the Labour Party leader Navin Ramgoolam was not elected as member of parliament, the party chose Arvin Boolell to be its parliamentary leader and being the opposition party with most seats, he became the Leader of the Opposition. He is also the Vice Chairman of Mauritius Labour Party.

Recognition

In 2011 Arvin Boolell was elevated to the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean (G.O.S.K.).[13]

References
  1. http://electoral.govmu.org/English/Documents/NABE2017/result%20NABE2017.pdf
  2. "Arvin et Satyajit Boolell : La fierté de leur père". lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  3. http://rulers.org/indexb4.html
  4. "Dr Satish Boolell : 30 ans de carrière décortiqués". Defimedia.info. Le Defi Media. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. "Son histoire d'amour avec la politique". 5plus.mu. 5Plus Dimanche. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Elected Members 1987". Office of Electoral Commissioner. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  8. "Honourable member Dr. Boolell Arvin, GOSK". Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  9. "Honourable member Dr. Boolell Arvin, GOSK". Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Labour Party falls into turmoil". The Economist. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  12. "Belle-Rose/Quatre-Bornes : Arvin Boolell remporte une large victoire à l'élection partielle". Business Mega Mauritius. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  13. "Prime Minister's Office (National Day Honours 2011)". Republic of Mauritius portal. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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