Eddy Boissézon
Eddy Boissézon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Boissézon in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vice-President of Mauritius | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 2 December 2019 – 7 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
President | Prithvirajsing Roopun | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Pravind Jugnauth Navin Ramgoolam | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Barlen Vyapoory | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Robert Hungley | ||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 23 January 2017 – 12 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Pravind Jugnauth | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ashit Gungah | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Vikram Hurdoyal (Public Service, Administrative and Institutional Reforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | British Mauritius | 28 March 1952||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Muvman Liberater | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Connie | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marie Cyril Eddy Boissézon (born 28 March 1952[1]) is a Mauritian politician who served as the sixth vice president of Mauritius from 2019 to 2024.[2]
A former member of the Mauritian Militant Movement, he joined Muvman Liberater in 2014, and was the secretary general of the party.[2]
He was a Member of the Parliament of Mauritius from 1995 to 2000, and again from 2014 to 2019.[3] Boissezon was appointed Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms in January 2017, serving until November 2019.[4]
Prior to his political career, he worked at Barclays Bank and later as Human Resources Manager at Scott & Co. Ltd. He was also General Manager at ATICS & Co. Ltd.[2]
Awards and decorations
Mauritius
Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (2019)
References
- ^ "Marie Cyril Eddy Boissézon - Biodata". vice-president.govmu.org. Office of The Vice President of Mauritius.
- ^ a b c "Eddy Boissezon : de conseiller municipal à vice-président de la République". Le Defi Media Group.
- ^ "National Assembly - Boissezon Marie Cyril Eddy". mauritiusassembly.govmu.org.
- ^ "Mauritius: National Assembly Elects Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun As President of the Republic of Mauritius". allAfrica.com. December 2, 2019.