Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo

Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo (born 27 January 1959) is a Mauritian politician who has served in various ministerial positions as a member of the Militant Socialist Movement. She represents Constituency No. 19 in the National Assembly. She is the first woman to hold the position of Vice Prime Minister.

Legal career Jeewa-Daureeawoo worked as a solicitor and has appeared in the Supreme Court of Mauritius and its Family Division. She was elected again in the 2014 general election, and was appointed Minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions until January 2017.

Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo meeting the UNODC Regional Representative for Eastern Africa. Following the 2019 general election, she was again appointed to the Ministry of Social Security and National Solidarity as the Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity.