Richard Duval
Christian Harold Richard Duval (born in 1968) is a politician and former Private Parliamentary Secretary (PPS) of Mauritius. He is more commonly known as Richard Duval.
Christian Harold Richard Duval | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mahebourg & Plaine Magnien | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2019 | |
| President | Pradip Roopun |
| Prime Minister | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Member of Parliament for Mahebourg & Plaine Magnien & PPS | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 5 May 2010 | |
| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1968 Souillac, Mauritius |
| Political party | Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD), Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval (PMXD) |
| Occupation | Horse Trainer[1] |
Early life, education & career
Richard Duval grew up with his mother Jacqueline Dalais in the southern part of Mauritius. He was later adopted by politician Sir Gaëtan Duval.[2]
Following his secondary education at St. Joseph's College in Curepipe he travelled to France where he learned how to train horses under Robert Collet's guidance. Given his familiarity with the Mauritius Turf Club he opened a new stable called Écurie Richard Duval in July 1994 soon after his return to Mauritius.[3] However the stable closed down within a few years.[4]
Political career
Following his resignation as a member of the ailing PMSD to join his step-brother's new party PMXD, Richard Duval's political career started in July 2005 when he was elected to the National Assembly in Constituency No. 12 (Mahébourg-Plaine-Magnien) as a candidate of Alliance Sociale (coalition of Labour PTr–PMXD–VF–MR–MMSM). His running mates Yatin Varma and Vasant Bunwaree were also elected in the same constituency during these elections.[5] Richard Duval served as Private Parliamentary Secretary (PPS) until 2010.[6]
At the November 2019 elections Richard Duval was a candidate of L'Alliance Nationale, a coalition of PMSD and Labour Party (PTr) in Constituency No. 12 where he was not elected.[7] However he secured a seat as "Best Loser" in the National Assembly.[8]
References
- ^ "Écurie Mahess Ramdin: Début de saison compliquée". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ Savripène, Marie-Annick. "Richard Duval: au nom du père!". L'Express. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ "C'est une vengeance contre moi". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Lu dans Le Défi-Turf : Shawn Seebaluck persiste et signe". Defimedia. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Results of 2005 General Elections". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Richard Duval : "Il faut penser à l'après-Bérenger"". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2005-10-05.
- ^ "Results of 2019 General Elections (Constituency No.12)" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Best Loser: les huit nouveaux députés correctionnels connus". L'Express. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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