The Minister

	Dr. The Honourable Ramakrishna SITHANEN Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economic Empowerment
Date of Birth	21 April 1954
Marital Status	Married (three children)
University Education	London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
	Brunel University
Qualifications	PhD in Political Science
	MSc Economics ( Mark of Distinction)
	BSc Economics ( First Class Honours)
Current Occupation	Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Finance & Economic Empowerment (July 2005-todate)
	Elected to the National Assembly for Belle-Rose/Quatre Bornes (2005)
Career Summary	Adviser to Executive Chairman of Air Seychelles (1997-2005)
	International Consultant (1996-2005)
	Minister of Finance ( Sep 1991- Dec 1995)
	Elected Member of Parliament for Belle Rose/Quatre Bornes (1991-1995)
	General Manager, Planning and Development at Rogers (1990-1991)
	Director of Planning at Air Mauritius (1987-1990)
	Transport Economist at Air Mauritius (1982-1987)
	Economic Consultant with De Chazal Du Mee (1980-1982)
	Education Officer (1980)
	Research Officer at OECD (1979)
	Research Officer at the Centre for Labour Economics at the LSE (1979)
Awards/ Honours received	Chosen, by the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum in 1994, as one of the 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow
	Prize for academic achievement at the LSE
Contact Address	Office of Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economic Empowerment Government House Port Louis
	Telephone: (230) 201-2431 Fax:            (230) 213-6450 E-mail:       rsithanen@mail.gov.mu