President announces senior government appointments |31 October 2016

Following the reshuffling of the cabinet of Ministers, President Danny Faure has made the following senior government appointments:

Office of the President

Secretary of State Responsible for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation – Dr Patrick Herminie

Foreign Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs – Marie-Louise Potter

Secretary of State Responsible for Poverty Alleviation – Dick Esparon
Principal Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs) – Michelle Murray

Ambassador Barry Faure remains Secretary of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Maurice Loustau-Lalanne remains Secretary of State with specific responsibilities for Health

Office of the Vice-President – Vice-President Vincent Meriton

Principal Secretary (Vice-President’s Office) – Alain Volcère

Principal Secretary (Department of Information Communication Technology) – Benjamin Choppy

Principal Secretary (Department of Information) – Denis Rose

Principal Secretary (Department of Investment & Industries) – Dr Steve Fanny
Principal Secretary (Department of The Blue Economy) – Rebecca Loustau-Lalanne
Special Advisor (The Blue Economy) – Phillip Michaud

Special Advisor (Information) – Shelda Commetant

Office of the Designated Minister – Minister Macsuzy Mondon

Principal Secretary (Office of the Designated Minister) – Marise Berlouis

Ministry of Local Government – Minister Macsuzy Mondon

Principal Secretary –Marie-Celine Vidot

Special Advisor – Daniel Frichot

Ministry of Education & Human Resource Development – Minister Joel Morgan

Principal Secretary (Education Department) – Dr Odile Decommarmond

Principal Secretary (Human Resource Development Department) – Dr Linda Barallon

Special Advisor (Education) – Merida Delcy

Consultant – Selby Dora

Ministry of Health & Social Affairs – Minister Jean-Paul Adam

Principal Secretary (Health Department) – Dr Bernard Valentin

Principal Secretary (Social Affairs Department) – Linda William-Melanie

Special Advisor (Social Affairs) – Marie-Josée Bonne

Ministry of Home Affairs – Minister Mitcy Larue

Commissioner of Police– Reginald Elizabeth

Principal Secretary (Immigration & Civil Status Department) – Myriam Télémaque

Superintendent of Prisons– Vic Tirant

Special Advisor (Police) – Sheryl Vangadasamy

Special Advisor (Immigration & Civil Status) – Michel Marie

Special Advisor (Prisons) – Raymond St Ange

Advisor to the Superintendent of Prisons – Maxime Tirant

Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine– Minister Alain St Ange

Principal Secretary (Tourism Department) – Anne Lafortune

Principal Secretary (Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine Department) – Garry Albert

Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture­­– Minister Idith Alexander

Principal Secretary (Youth & Sports Department) – Fabian Palmyre

Principal Secretary (Culture Department) – Benjamine Rose

Special Advisor (Youth) – Kevin Vidot

Special Advisor (Sports) – Jean Larue

Special Advisor (Culture) – Emmanuel D’Offay

Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure & Land Transport – Minister Charles Bastienne

Principal Secretary (Habitat Department) – Jennifer Jasmin

Principal Secretary (Infrastructure Department)– Yves Choppy

Principal Secretary (Land Transport Department)– Patrick Andre

Special Advisor – Gerard Hoareau

Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change- Minister Didier Dogley

Principal Secretary (Environment Department) – Alain Decommarmond

Principal Secretary (Energy & Climate Change Department)– Wills Agricole

Special Advisor – Denis Matatiken

Ministry of Fisheries & Agriculture - Minister Michael Benstrong

Principal Secretary –Michael Nalletamby

Special Advisor (Fisheries)– Roy Clarisse

Special Advisor (Agriculture) – Antoine-Marie Moustache

Ministry of Employment, Entrepreneurship Development & Business Innovation– Minister Wallace Cosgrow

Principal Secretary (Employment Department)– Jules Baker

Principal Secretary (Entrepreneurship Development & Business Innovation) – Pamela Charlette

Special Advisor – Veronique Bresson

Ministry of Finance, Trade & Economic Planning– Minister Peter Larose

Principal Secretary (Finance & Trade Department) – Patrick Payet

Principal Secretary (Economic Planning Department)– Elizabeth Agathine

Special Advisor – Sitna César