Jean-François Ferrari | |
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| Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2020 | |
| President | Wavel Ramkalawan |
| Preceded by | Macsuzy Mondon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari
[1] 1959-60 |
| Political party | Seychelles National Party |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari (born 1959–60) [2] is a Seychellois politician member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. On 3 November 2020, he was sworn in as Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries. [3]
Biography
Ferrari studied sociology and political economy at Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence. He is journalist by profession and was the co-editor of the Regar newspaper for 20 years. [4] In 1977, he was a participant in the coup d'état which he later regretted. [2] In 1991, he joined Roger Mancienne and Wavel Ramkalawan to form the underground Parti Seselwa. [5]
He is a member of the Seychelles National Party, and was first directly elected to the Assembly in 2007 after being proportionally elected in 1998. [6]
In 2006, he was injured during a demonstration against the government's monopoly on radio and television. [7] In 2009, he was again injured during a demonstration. [8]
In 2016, Ferrari was elected to the National Assembly for the Mont Fleuri district, and served until 2020. [4] On 31 October 2020, Ferrari was elected Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries, succeeding Macsuzy Mondon. [2]
References
- ^ "Order Paper for the Second Sitting of Wednesday the 28th of October, 2020". National Assembly of Seychelles. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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"Assembly approves Ramkalawan's 13-member cabinet". Nation of Seychelles. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
He was a 60 years old in October 2020
- ^ "Majority of Seychelles' new cabinet of ministers sworn in to posts". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b "13 short biographies for Seychelles' new 13-member Cabinet of ministers". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Up Close…with Wavel Ramkalawan, politician, priest and family person". Seychelles Nation via Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Member page on Assembly website". 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Seychelles editor arrested in demonstration". Reporters Without Borders via The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "OCTOBER 3rd INCIDENT: Court ruling another landmark for democracy". Seychelles Weekly. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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Jean-François Ferrari | |
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| Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2020 | |
| President | Wavel Ramkalawan |
| Preceded by | Macsuzy Mondon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari
[1] 1959-60 |
| Political party | Seychelles National Party |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari (born 1959–60) [2] is a Seychellois politician member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. On 3 November 2020, he was sworn in as Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries. [3]
Biography
Ferrari studied sociology and political economy at Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence. He is journalist by profession and was the co-editor of the Regar newspaper for 20 years. [4] In 1977, he was a participant in the coup d'état which he later regretted. [2] In 1991, he joined Roger Mancienne and Wavel Ramkalawan to form the underground Parti Seselwa. [5]
He is a member of the Seychelles National Party, and was first directly elected to the Assembly in 2007 after being proportionally elected in 1998. [6]
In 2006, he was injured during a demonstration against the government's monopoly on radio and television. [7] In 2009, he was again injured during a demonstration. [8]
In 2016, Ferrari was elected to the National Assembly for the Mont Fleuri district, and served until 2020. [4] On 31 October 2020, Ferrari was elected Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries, succeeding Macsuzy Mondon. [2]
References
- ^ "Order Paper for the Second Sitting of Wednesday the 28th of October, 2020". National Assembly of Seychelles. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^
a
b
c
"Assembly approves Ramkalawan's 13-member cabinet". Nation of Seychelles. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
He was a 60 years old in October 2020
- ^ "Majority of Seychelles' new cabinet of ministers sworn in to posts". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b "13 short biographies for Seychelles' new 13-member Cabinet of ministers". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Up Close…with Wavel Ramkalawan, politician, priest and family person". Seychelles Nation via Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Member page on Assembly website". 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Seychelles editor arrested in demonstration". Reporters Without Borders via The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "OCTOBER 3rd INCIDENT: Court ruling another landmark for democracy". Seychelles Weekly. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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