 He has held a number of ministerial portfolios and has also been Leader of the Opposition.Born on 25 December 1961 in La Caverne, a suburb area in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius, Jugnauth was born to into a Hindu family of the Ahir (Yadav) caste.He was born to Anerood Jugnauth, who was then a barrister and Sarojini Ballah, a school teacher.