Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo

Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo, most commonly known as Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (born 24 May 1944) is a former finance and foreign minister of Mauritius.

Background and education Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo completed his secondary education at New Eton College and College St-Joseph. He then studied in France, obtaining a Master in Business Administration at Aix-Marseilles University and a post graduate qualifications in Export Marketing at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce-Marseilles.

Political career Lutchmeenaraidoo was minister of finance from 1983 to 1990, with an additional title of honorary deputy prime minister granted to him in 1986. He was also a member of parliament from 2014, Minister of Finance and Economic Development from 15 December 2014 to 14 March 2016. From 14 March 2016 to 21 March 2019 he held the portfolio of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade before his resignation.