The Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam; the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Paul Raymond Bérenger; Ministers; the Leader of Opposition; Junior Ministers; and other Members, made and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance prescribed in Schedule 3 of the Constitution and signed the Roll of Membership, today, at the Opening of the First Session of the Eighth National Assembly in Port Louis.
Afterwards, the Assembly elected Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra as Speaker of the National Assembly in accordance with the provision of Section 32 of the Constitution and Standing Order 7 of the Standing Orders and Rules of the National Assembly.
It is recalled that Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, a Barrister-at-Law, was the first woman Attorney-General and Minister for Women’s Rights and Family Welfare in Mauritius. She had served, among others, as Ambassador of Mauritius to France. In 2003, Mrs Aumeeruddy-Cziffra was appointed the first Ombudsperson for Children, and occupied the post until 2011. From 2012 to 2021, she was the Chairperson of the Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal.
During the First Session of the Eighth National Assembly, Member of Parliament, Mr Vedasingam Vasudevachariar Baloomoody, was elected Deputy Speaker. The Assembly also elected Member of Parliament, Mr Mohamed Ehsan Juman, as Deputy Chairperson of Committees.
The newly appointed Attorney General, Mr Gavin Patrick Cyril Glover, took this evening, the Oath of Allegiance and Oath for the due execution of the Office of Attorney General, pursuant to section 67 of the Constitution, before the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, at the State House in Réduit.
The swearing-in ceremony was held in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, and other dignitaries.
In a statement, the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, described Mr Gavin Glover as unequivocally capable of taking up the responsibility of Attorney General, while underpinning his vast knowledge in the field of law and long years of practice.
The Prime Minister expressed conviction that the newly appointed Attorney General is poised to fulfil his role with full integrity and provide good legal advice to the Government, emphasising that the role of an Attorney General is essentially to provide independent legal advice to the State.
As for Mr Gavin Glover, he rejoiced of his appointment as Attorney General and underlined his will to put the Attorney General’s Office back on track and to give it another non-political dimension.
He also indicated that the Chagos Archipelago issue remains a top priority on his agenda, along with matters of national importance.
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