Adrien Duval

{{Short description|Mauritian politician (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Adrien Duval | image = Adrien Duval, 2024.jpg | caption = Duval in 2024

| order2 = {{unbulleted list|Member of Parliament|for Port Louis North and Montagne Longue}} | term_start2 = 29 November 2024 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = ''None'' | successor2 =

| order3 = {{unbulleted list|Member of Parliament|for Curepipe and Midlands}} | term_start3 = 11 December 2014 | term_end3 = 6 October 2019 | predecessor3 = Éric Guimbeau | successor3 = Louis Steven Obeegadoo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|21}} | birth_place = Mauritius | party = Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate | website = | occupation = Barrister }} '''Adrien Charles Duval ''' (born 21 September 1990<ref>{{cite web |title=Mauritius {{!}} National Assembly |url=https://data.ipu.org/parliament/MU/MU-LC01/ |website=IPU Parline: global data on national parliaments |publisher=IPU}}</ref>) is a Mauritian politician and barrister who was the Speaker of the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jasodanand |first1=Narain |title=Adrien Duval pourra goûter à la pension à vie 22-July-2024 |url=https://lexpress.mu/s/adrien-duval-pourra-gouter-a-la-pension-a-vie-536700 |publisher=L'Express |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref>

==Early life, education and career== Adrien Duval is the son of Xavier-Luc Duval, leader of the PMSD, and Jennifer Duval and grand son of Sir Gaëtan Duval. His father and grandfather are both former deputy prime ministers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savripène |first1=Marie-Annick |title=Richard Duval: au nom du père! |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/251667/richard-duval-au-nom-pere |publisher=L'Express |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Khargoo |first1=Christophe |title=Des enfants de la balle sur les pas de leur pere 21-Oct-2019 |url=https://www.5plus.mu/actualite/des-enfants-de-la-balle-sur-les-pas-de-leur-pere |publisher=5Plus |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref>

After completing legal studies at the University of Kent and the University of Law in England, Adrien Duval returned to Mauritius and started his pupillage at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution under Rashid Ahmine's supervision. He then continued his training at the law firms of Marc Hein and Rajesh Bucktowonsing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karghoo |first1=Christophe |title=Les confidences de Jennifer Duval |url=https://www.5plus.mu/node/2104 |publisher=5Plus |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barreau: Me Adrien Duval sur les traces de son grand-père 20-Sep-2014 |url=https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/societe/barreau-me-adrien-duval-sur-les-traces-son-grand-pere/55788/ |publisher=Le Mauricien |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref>

==Political career== Duval ran for the National Assembly as a candidate of Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate under the Alliance Lepep coalition in the constituency of Curepipe–Midlands. He was elected as the first member of the constituency and afterwards, Duval was nominated and elected as deputy speaker of the National Assembly on 22 December 2014. At 24, Duval became the youngest MP in the assembly and the youngest incumbent deputy speaker at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Speaker et Deputy speaker: Maya Hanoomanjee et Adrien Duval prêtent serment |url=https://lexpress.mu/s/article/256647/speaker-et-deputy-speaker-maya-hanoomanjee-et-adrien-duval-pretent-serment |date=22 December 2014 |access-date=17 July 2025 |website=lexpress.mu |publisher=L'Express |language=fr}}</ref> Following the departure of his party from the government on 19 December 2016, Duval resigned from his office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adrien Duval: «Il n’y aura pas de deal ‘papa-piti’ lorsqu’il faudra succéder à Xavier-Luc Duval…» |url=https://lexpress.mu/article/296330/adrien-duval-il-ny-aura-pas-deal-papa-piti-lorsquil-faudra-succeder-xavier-luc-duval |date=24 December 2016 |access-date=17 July 2025 |website=lexpress.mu |publisher=L'Express |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gangaram |first1=Jean Marie |title=Quatre accidents fatals en cinq jours 27-Sep-2022 |url=https://www.5plus.mu/actualite/quatre-accidents-fatals-en-cinq-jours-des-familles-effondrees-racontent-leur-calvaire |publisher=5Plus |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref>

Duval ran for reelection in 2019 under the {{lang|fr|Alliance Nationale}} banner in the same constituency, however he was not reelected. In July 2024, as part of a new deal between the PMSD and the ruling government, he was nominated as Speaker of National Assembly of Mauritius following Sooroojdev Phokeer's resignation. He was sworn in on 18 July.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chinnapen |first1=Stephane |title=Adrien Duval nomme Speaker: analyses 21-July-2024 |url=https://www.5plus.mu/actualite/adrien-duval-nomme-speaker-analyses-autour-dune-strategie-digne-dun-jeu-dechec |publisher=5Plus |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref> At 33, he also became the youngest speaker of a national legislature at his election. In anticipation of the upcoming general election, Duval resigned as speaker on 5 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adrien Duval démissionne comme Speaker |url=https://lexpress.mu/s/adrien-duval-demissionne-comme-speaker-538927 |date=5 October 2024 |access-date=17 July 2025 |website=lexpress.mu |publisher=L'Express |language=fr}}</ref>

At the election held in 2024, after standing as a candidate of Alliance Lepep in the constituency of Port Louis North–Montagne Longue, Duval secured a seat in the National Assembly after being nominated as best loser. He was the only other opposition member elected, besides Joe Lesjongard of the Militant Socialist Movement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Les quatre Best Losers connus 12-Nov-2024 |url=https://defimedia.info/les-quatre-best-losers-connus |publisher=Defimedia |access-date=19 November 2024}}</ref>

==Legal cases== On 21 September 2022, he was involved in a car accident with another vehicle, resulting in bodily harm for the other driver and is currently being prosecuted for driving under influence and refusal to submit to toxicological tests. On the site of the accident, he notoriously lied to the officers claiming he was a passenger and not driving before later retracting his statement. <ref>https://lexpress.mu/s/article/422079/accident-ebene-adrien-duval-sous-coup-quatre-nouvelles-charges</ref>

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