Ashok Jugnauth

Ashock Kumar Jugnauth (born आशोक कुमार जग्नोथ on 4 January 1953[1]) is a former Mauritian Member of Parliament and was the Minister of Health of Mauritius from 2000 to 2005. He served in the cabinet of Anerood Jugnauth from 2000 to 2003 and that of Paul Berenger from 2003 to 2005. He is the younger half-brother of Sir Anerood Jugnauth.[2]

Ashock Jugnauth
आशोक जग्नोथ
Minister of Health of Mauritius
In office
07 Sept 2000 – 5 July 2005
PresidentSir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterPaul Berenger
Succeeded byRajesh Jeeta
1st Member of Parliament
for
Moka & Quartier Militaire
In office
16 September 2000 – 6 May 2009
Prime MinisterSir Anerood Jugnauth
Paul Berenger
Preceded byPaul Bérenger
Personal details
Born (1953-01-04) 4 January 1953
Vacoas, Mauritius
Political partyMilitant Socialist Movement, UN
Spouse(s)Mrs Jugnauth
OccupationBarrister

Early life and career

Jugnauth was born at Palma, Quatre Bornes. He studied law and practised as a barrister in Mauritius.

Political career

He became an active member of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) and was appointed to a ministerial portfolio by Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth in 2000 following the 2010 Elections.

In 2005 he was member of the Opposition. By 2006 Ashock Jugnauth became the founder of a splinter group which left MSM to form new political party Union National (UN) after Pravind Jugnauth's decision to put an end to its opposition alliance with the MMM. [3]

At the 2009 by-election Ashock Jugnauth stood under the banner of his party Union National which had the support of Berenger's MMM. However his rival Pravind Jugnauth won the seat.[4]

Controversies

Soon after the re-election of Ashock Jugnauth at the 2005 General Elections as member of the Opposition his rival Raj Ringadoo lodged legal action in court, accusing Jugnauth of electoral bribery in the form of a promised new Muslim cemetery and by promising jobs to 101 health care assistants from his Constituency in exchange for votes in his favour. In April 2007 the Supreme Court found Ashock Jugnauth to be guilty. He appealed the verdict to the British Privy Council. But in November 2008 the Jucial Committee of the British Privy Council upheld the guilty verdict. [5]As a result Ashock Jugnauth lost his seat in parliament and by-election had to be held in 2009.[6]


References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Eleven senior UN members defect to the MSM". The Economist. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. "Eleven senior UN members defect to the MSM". The Economist. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. 01 March 2009 By-Election. "Detailed Results for Constituency No. 8". Office of Electoral Commissioner. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Jugnauth v. Ringadoo (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 50 (5 November 2008)". saflii.org. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  6. "Supreme Court annuls Ashock Jugnauth's election". Lalitmauritius.org. Lalit. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
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