Rama Krishna Sithanen, GCSK, MP (born Tamil: இராம சித்தனன் Hindi: राम कृष्ण सिथनेन on 21 April 1954) is a former finance minister of Mauritius and vice-prime minister of Mauritius and has held the office between 1991 and 1995 when Sir Anerood Jugnauth was Prime Minister and from 2005 to 2010 Navin Ramgoolam's Cabinet.
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| Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 5 May 2010 | |
| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Finance Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 5 May 2010 | |
| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Finance Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 7 September 1991 – 5 December 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo |
| Succeeded by | Vasant K Bunwaree |
| 1st Member of Parliament for Quatre Bornes & Belle Rose | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 5 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kushiram |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Luc Duval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1954 Mauritius |
| Political party | Militant Socialist Movement Mauritian Labour Party |
| Spouse | Mrs Sithanen |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Website | [1] |
In 2011, Dr Sithanen worked as Director of Strategy at the African Development Bank. In the same year he took up the role of Chairman and Director of International Financial Services ("IFS"), a large management company in Mauritius. In 2016, he became the Chairman of Sanne Group PLC's Mauritius branch, following its acquisition of IFS. Between 2013 and 2017, he chaired the Rwanda Development Board. In 2022, Apex Group, a global financial solution provider, acquired Sanne Group PLC and in 2023 Dr Sithanen has become Independent Director and Chairperson of Apex Group's Mauritius group of companies.
Background and education
editDr Sithanen comes from a modest background, due to poverty he was forced to abandon school to work at an early age. However, later on, young Rama took back his studies and went to London School of Economics to read economics and completed a Bsc (Econ) First Class Honours and a Msc (Econ) with distinction.[1] Later on, during his mandate as Finance minister he obtained a PhD in Politics at the age of 51, while his thesis was 'An examination of alternative electoral systems for Mauritius' from Brunel University.[2]
Honours
editHe was honored by the President and was promoted to the highest rank in the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean and received the grade of Grand Commander and therefore use the prefix Hon. and post nominal GCSK.
References
edit- ^ "Parti Travailliste". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "News and Events – Brunel University London". brunel.ac.uk.