Serge Clair

Serge Clair
Serge Clair
	Clair in 2016
Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues
	In office; 11 February 2012 – 5 March 2022
President	Anerood Jugnauth; Kailash Purryag; Ameenah Gurib-Fakim; Prithvirajsing Roopun
Preceded by	Gaëtan Jabeemissar
Succeeded by	Johnson Roussety
	In office; 4 February 2003 – 4 August 2006
President	Karl Offmann; Anerood Jugnauth
Preceded by	Jean Daniel Spéville
Succeeded by	Johnson Roussety
Member of Parliament; for Rodrigues;
	In office; 12 June 1982 – 2002
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Robert Spéville
Personal details
Born	1 April 1940; British Mauritius
Party	Rodrigues People's Organisation

Louis Serge Clair (born 1 April 1940) was the Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues^[1] from February 4, 2003, until 4 August 2006, and former minister of Rodrigues. Serge Clair, in the 1960s, abandoned priesthood to pursue a career in politics. He went to Australia to further his studies. 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 Legislative Assembly of Mauritius for the first time. He won the elections in 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995 and 2000 for the constituency of Rodrigues. In 2002, he resigned from the assembly to run in the Rodrigues regional election.

Rodrigues became autonomous in 2002 and established a regional assembly that participates in the general assembly of Mauritius.

References

^ Jan Dodd; Madeleine Philippe (2004). Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles. Lonely Planet. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-74059-301-4. Retrieved 8 November 2010. Serge Clair.

[1] Jan Dodd; Madeleine Philippe (2004). Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles. Lonely Planet. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-74059-301-4. Retrieved 8 November 2010. Serge Clair.

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