{"id":215,"date":"2020-08-17T14:42:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/business\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:32:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?page_id=215","title":{"rendered":"The Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"215\" class=\"elementor elementor-215\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b7d045 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b7d045\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-665ff39\" data-id=\"665ff39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dc87c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46dc87c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sworn-in Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009706e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"009706e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb356e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7cb356e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Solidarity<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon Gavin Patrick Cyril GLOVER, SC<\/div>\n<div>Attorney-General<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Dr the Hon Mrs Jyoti JEETUN<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Financial Services and Economic Planning<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon Patrick Gervais ASSIRVADEN&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Energy and Public Utilities<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon Dhananjay RAMFUL&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon Darmarajen NAGALINGUM<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Youth and Sports<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon Muhammad Reza Cassam UTEEM<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon Mahomed Osman Cassam MAHOMED<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Land Transport<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Hon John Micha\u00ebl Tzoun Sao YEUNG SIK YUEN<\/div>\n<div>Minister of Commerce and Consumer 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