Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo

Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo is a Mauritian politician who has served in various ministerial positions as a member of the Militant Socialist Movement.

[1] She is the first woman to hold the position of Vice Prime Minister.

[2] Jeewa-Daureeawoo worked as a solicitor and has appeared in the Supreme Court of Mauritius and its Family Division.

[3] She was then appointed Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare until November 2017.

[3] In July 2018, she became Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare again after an inquiry accused lawyer and incumbent-minister Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus of meeting with jailed drug traffickers who were not her clients.