Maya Hanoomanjee

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Maya Hanoomanjee
माया हानोोमानजेे

GCSK
Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius
Assumed office
22 December 2014
President Kailash Purryag
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Deputy Adrien Charles Duval
Preceded by Razack Peeroo
Minister of Health of Mauritius
In office
11 May 2010 – 25 July 2011
President Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam
Preceded by Rajesh Jeetah
2nd Member of Parliament for
Black River & La Savanne
In office
5 July 2005 – 10 December 2014
Personal details
Born (1952-10-05) 5 October 1952 (age 71)
British Mauritius
Political party Militant Socialist Movement
Occupation Civil Servant
Religion Hinduism

Santi Bai 'Maya' Hanoomanjee GCSK (Hindi:माया हानोोमानजेे Born GHOSE, on 5 November 1952) is the speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius. She is the first woman to hold this constitutional office and accordingly is the 3rd ranked female in the republic after President Ameenah Gurib and Vice President Monique Ohsan-Bellepeau. She is a former Minister of Health of Mauritius who served from 11 May 2010 until the coalition government of Mauritian Labour Party & Militant Socialist Movement broke in July 2011. She served in Navin Ramgoolam's Cabinet. She served as 2nd Member of Parliament elected in constituency no 14, Black River & La Savanne from 2005 to 2014. She is a member of the MSM and is the first woman to hold the office of Speaker.

Hanoomanjee is a former civil servant and retired in 2005 as a Permanent Secretary just before officially joining the MSM. She served as the Permanent Secretary for Finance and Health in that time.

Maya Hanoomanjee has been married for 40 years and has three daughters. She was decorated on 2015 national day by President Kailash Purryag and was made Grand Commander of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK).


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