Serge Clair, in the 1960s, abandoned priesthood to pursue a career in politics.
After his studies, he returned to Rodrigues to engage actively in politics.
Serge Clair founded his party, the Rodrigues People's Organisation (or OPR) in 1976.
Quickly enough, he grew in popularity, and in 1982, his party won a seat in the general assembly of Mauritius for the first time.
In 2002, he resigned from the assembly to run in the Rodrigues regional election.