Hon. Kuvalayan Kugan Parapen is the third sitting member of Constituency Number 1, Grand River North West and Port Louis West and occupies the role of Junior Minister at the Ministry of Social Security, Social Integration and National Solidarity.

He is a member of Rezistans ek Alternativ since 2013 and currently sits on the party’s Komite Nasional.  Hon. Parapen holds a Bsc (Hons) in economics from Warwick University and he has also completed his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams. He has a rich experience working in the financial sector, with some 15 years’ experience in the asset management industry.

As a political activist, the Honourable member advocated for progressive economic and social reforms, including a more progressive fiscal approach, constitutional reforms and sustainable economic development.