Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare explained

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare is a cabinet-level division of the Government of Mauritius., the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare is Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie.

Name

The department has been known under several different names, including:

• Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare^[1]
• Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare^[2]

Ministers

In 1991, Sheilabai Bappoo began serving as Minister for Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare. She left the ministry in 1995.^[2]

From September 2000 until July 2005, Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie served as Minister of Women’s Rights, Child Development & Family Welfare.^[3]

The position was held by Bappoo as the Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare from May 2010 until August 2011,^[2] when she was succeeded by Maria Francesca Mireille Martin until December 2014.^[4] Marie Aurore Marie-Joyce Perraud then served as minister until December 2016.^[5]

The position was held by Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo from January 2017 until November that same year.^[6] She was succeeded by lawyer Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus,^[7] however, she was removed from the position in July 2018 after an inquiry accused her of meeting with jailed drug traffickers who were not her clients. Jeewa-Daureeawoo took up the position again,^[8] and remained Minister until November 2019.^[6]

From November 2019 to October 2024, Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah was appointed Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare.^[9]

In November 2024, Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie was appointed Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare.

List of ministers

Name	Term began	Term ended
	1991	1995
Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie	September 2000	July 2005
	May 2010	August 2011
Maria Francesca Mireille Martin	August 2011	December 2014
Marie Aurore Marie-Joyce Perraud	December 2014	December 2016
	January 2017	November 2017
Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus	November 2017	July 2018
	July 2018	November 2019
Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah	November 2019	October 2024
Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie	November 2024	Incumbent

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Minister . Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare . 21 February 2021.
2. Web site: Bio-data of Honourable Sheilabai BAPPOO, GOSK, MP . National Assembly of Mauritius . 21 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506082017/https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/English/hmembers/Pages/Bappoo-(Mrs)-Sheilabai,-GOSK.aspx . 6 May 2019.
3. Web site: Hon. Marie Arianne NAVARRE-MARIE . Mauritius National Assembly . 21 February 2021.
4. Web site: Honourable Mrs Maria Francesca Mireille Martin . Mauritius National Assembly . 21 February 2021.
5. Web site: Bio-data of Honourable Mrs Marie Aurore Marie-Joyce PERRAUD, MP . Mauritius National Assembly . 21 February 2021.
6. Web site: The Minister . Ministry of Social Security and National Solidarity . 21 February 2021 . 28 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128173434/https://socialsecurity.govmu.org/Pages/The-Minister.aspx . live .
7. News: Cabinet reshuffle : Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus minister, Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Vice Prime Minister . 21 February 2021 . Le Défi Plus . 17 November 2017 . 27 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191127183622/https://www.defimedia.info/cabinet-reshuffle-roubina-jadoo-jaunbocus-minister-fazila-jeewa-daureeawoo-vice-prime-minister . live .
8. News: Mauritius minister resigns after commission of inquiry on drugs . 21 February 2021 . Africanews . 28 July 2018 . en . 22 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022030024/https://www.africanews.com/2018/07/28/mauritius-minister-resigns-after-commission-of-inquiry-on-drugs/ . live .
9. Web site: Bio-data of Honourable Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, MP . Mauritius National Assembly . 21 February 2021.