Ronald Jumeau
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Ronald Jean Jumeau is a Seychellois
political figure and diplomat. He held various ministerial positions in the government from 1998 to 2007 and has been Permanent Representative of the Seychelles to the United Nations
and Ambassador to the United States
since 2007.
Jumeau was born in Dar es Salaam
, Tanzania
. He attended secondary school at Seychelles College, from which he graduated in 1975. Early in his career he was a journalist; he was the first Editor of Seychelles Agence Presse from 1980 to 1982, and he also worked as Chief Editor of the Seychelles Nation daily newspaper. Subsequently he was an adviser with special press duties at the Ministry of Education from 1991 to 1993, and he was Secretary to the Cabinet in the office of the President of Seychelles and at the same time secretary of four inter-ministerial Cabinet committees from 1994 to 1998; additionally, Jumeau was in charge of the government's relations with the National Assembly from 1995 to 1998.
In 1992 and 1993, Jumeau was a member of the delegation of the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front
(SPPF) to the first and second Seychelles Constitutional Commissions. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Central Committee of the SPPF.
Jumeau was Minister for Agriculture and Marine Resources from 1998 to 1999, then Minister for Culture and Information from 2000 to September 2001, Minister for the Environment from September 2001 to 2003, and Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (i.e. agriculture and marine resources) from 2003 to 2007. He was appointed as Permanent Representative to the UN in 2007, presenting his credentials on August 23, 2007; he was also appointed as Ambassador to the United States
, presenting his credentials on September 18, 2007.
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
political figure and diplomat. He held various ministerial positions in the government from 1998 to 2007 and has been Permanent Representative of the Seychelles to the United Nations
United Nations
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and Ambassador to the United States
United States
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since 2007.
Jumeau was born in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. He attended secondary school at Seychelles College, from which he graduated in 1975. Early in his career he was a journalist; he was the first Editor of Seychelles Agence Presse from 1980 to 1982, and he also worked as Chief Editor of the Seychelles Nation daily newspaper. Subsequently he was an adviser with special press duties at the Ministry of Education from 1991 to 1993, and he was Secretary to the Cabinet in the office of the President of Seychelles and at the same time secretary of four inter-ministerial Cabinet committees from 1994 to 1998; additionally, Jumeau was in charge of the government's relations with the National Assembly from 1995 to 1998.
In 1992 and 1993, Jumeau was a member of the delegation of the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front
Seychelles People's Progressive Front
The People's Party is a socialist political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front until June 2009....
(SPPF) to the first and second Seychelles Constitutional Commissions. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Central Committee of the SPPF.
Jumeau was Minister for Agriculture and Marine Resources from 1998 to 1999, then Minister for Culture and Information from 2000 to September 2001, Minister for the Environment from September 2001 to 2003, and Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (i.e. agriculture and marine resources) from 2003 to 2007. He was appointed as Permanent Representative to the UN in 2007, presenting his credentials on August 23, 2007; he was also appointed as Ambassador to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, presenting his credentials on September 18, 2007.