Jaya Krishna Cuttaree

Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, GCSK (June 22, 1941 - December 19, 2018), more commonly known as Jayen Cuttaree, was a Mauritian politician.

== Early life and education ==

Cuttaree was born in Rose Hill, Mauritius, to Indian immigrants who had landed in Mauritius in the 19th century when it was a British colony.

Cuttaree attended Royal College Curepipe until being granted a scholarship in Scotland to attend the University of Edinburgh. There, he earned a BSc in Forestry. Subsequently, he studied Plant Ecology from the University of Uppsala in Sweden, earning a PhD. Later on in life, he completed a law degree.

Cuttaree is the brother-in-law of Dev Virahsawmy, who made history by becoming the first MMM politician to be elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1970. Dev's father, Simadree, was a minister of the Labour Party who later defected to rival party MTD.

== Political career ==

Cuttaree was a member of Constituency No. 19 (Stanley / Rose Hill) from 1982 to 2010. He was appointed Minister for the first time in 1982 following the legislative elections that year. He was appointed Minister of Labour. Cuttaree then served as Minister of Lands and Housing after the victory of the MSM-MMM alliance...