Jaya Krishna Cuttaree
Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, GCSK (June 22, 1941-19 December 2018), more commonly known as Jayen Cuttaree was a Mauritian politician. Early life and education
The son of a tailor, Jayen Cuttaree grew up in Rose Hill, Mauritius. He  was the descendant of Indian immigrants who had landed in Mauritius in the 19th century when it was a British colony. Cuttaree attended Royal College Curepipe in Mauritius. He was granted a scholarship which enabled him to travel to Scotland to study Forestry. He graduated with a BSc in Forestry from the University of Edinburgh. Subsequently he studied for a MSc and PhD in Plant Ecology from the University of Uppsala in Sweden. Many years later he also completed a law degree. Jayen 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 in the 1991 Legislative Assembly. Following the 2000 general elections, he was appointed Minister of Industry and Trade. In 2005, Cuttaree was a candidate for the position of Director General of the WTO as a candidate of the African Union. 