| Rama Sithanen இராம கிருட்டிண சித்தனன் रामा करिश्ना सिथनेन GCSK |
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| Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 05 July 2005 – 05 May 2010 |
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| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Finance Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 05 July 2005 – 05 May 2010 |
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| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Finance Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 7 September 1991 – 5 December 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo |
| Succeeded by | Vasant K Bunwaree |
| 1st Member of Parliament for Quatre Bornes & Belle Rose | |
| In office 5 july 2005 – 5 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sushil Kushiram |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Luc Duval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1954 Mauritius |
| Political party | Militant Socialist Movement Mauritian Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mrs Sithanen |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | [1] |
Rama Krishna Sithanen (born Tamil: இராம சித்தனன் Hindi: रामा करिश्ना सिथनेन on 21 April 1954) GCSK MP is a former finance minister of Mauritius and vice-prime minister of Mauritius and has held the office between 1991 and 1995 when Sir Anerood Jugnauth was Prime Minister and from 2005 to 2010 Navin Ramgoolam's Cabinet . On the eve of the normination date for candidacy at the general elections for 2010 ,Sithanen receive the news that he will not be given candidacy for Finance Minister .He being an economist by profession refused to be a candidate for another ministry .He refused the option given by the leader and Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam .On the April 17, 2010 ,Ramgoolam presented his 60 candidates and Rama Sithanen was not nominated .Despite this Rama Sithanen will therefore leave office on the 6th May 2010 ,just after the general elections .
Dr Sithanen comes from a modest background, due to poverty he was forced to abandon school to work at an early age. However, later on, young Rama took back his studies and went to London School of Economics to read economics and completed a Bsc (Econ) First Class Honours and a Msc (Econ) with distinction. Later on, during his mandate as Finance minister he obtained a PhD in Politics at the age of 51, while his thesis was 'An examination of alternative electoral systems for Mauritius' from Brunel University .
He was honored by the President and was promoted to the highest rank in the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean and received the grade of Grand Commander and therefore use the prefix Hon. and post nominal GCSK.
On 2010, Rama Sithanen did not receive any constituency to present himself from the Mauritius Labour Party, thus he could not run as candidate for the 2010 general election and as such not re-elected as minister.