Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari (born 1959 or 1960) is a Seychellois politician member of the

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. On 3 November 2020, he was sworn in as Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries.

Biography

Ferrari studied sociology and political economy at

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. He is

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by profession and was the co-editor of the ''Regar'' newspaper for 20 years. In 1977, he was a participant in the

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which he later regretted. In 1991, he joined Roger Mancienne and

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to form the underground Parti Seselwa. He is a member of the

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, and was first directly elected to the Assembly in 2007 after being proportionally elected in 1998. In 2006, he was injured during a demonstration against the government's monopoly on radio and television. In 2009, he was again injured during a demonstration. In 2016, Ferrari was elected to the

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for the

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district, and served until 2020. On 31 October 2020, Ferrari was elected Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries, succeeding Macsuzy Mondon.

References

1959 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Seychelles) People from Mont Fleuri Seychellois journalists Seychelles National Party politicians Seychellois people of Italian descent Seychellois people of French descent Aix-Marseille University alumni {{Seychelles-bio-stub