Background
Labat, Joseph Ernest Marc was born on June 4, 1926 in Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius. Son of Theodore Ernest Edouard and Marie Marguerite (Morel) Labat.
Labat, Joseph Ernest Marc was born on June 4, 1926 in Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius. Son of Theodore Ernest Edouard and Marie Marguerite (Morel) Labat.
Diploma in Sugar Technology and Agronomy, College Agriculture, Reduit, Mauritius, 1945-1947.
Chief agricultural chemist Mon Desert-Alma Sugar Estate, Moka, Mauritius, 1948-1949. Technical salesman Piat & Company Limited., Portuguese-Louis, Mauritius, 1950-1953. Chief chemist, assistant factory manager Beau Plan Sugar Estate, Pamplemousses, Mauritius, 1954-1962, factory manager, 1963-1967, sugar estate manager, since 1968.
Chairman Sugar Transport Limited., Portuguese-Louis, since 1984.
Director Camarons Hatchery Company Limited., Montresor, Mauritius, Camarons Production Company Limited., Ferney, Mauritius.
Member Mauritius Chamber Agriculture, Mauritius Sugar Producers" Association, Societe de Technologie Agricole et Sucriere de Maurice, Royal Society Arts and Science. Member Social Democratic Party. Clubs: Dodo (Curepipe), Grand Baie Yacht.
Married Marie Ellen De Chapuiset Le Merle, December 19, 1951. Children– Marie-Ellen, Brigite, Jean-Marc, Jean-Pierre, Dominique, Pauline, Vincent, Catherine.