Background
WALTER, The Harold Edward. Knight was born on April 17, 1920 in Quartier Militaire, Moka. Son of Reverend Edward Walter and Marie Augusta Donat.
WALTER, The Harold Edward. Knight was born on April 17, 1920 in Quartier Militaire, Moka. Son of Reverend Edward Walter and Marie Augusta Donat.
Royal College, Curepipe.
Minister of Works and Communications 1959-1965, of Health 1965-1967, of Labour 1967-1971, of Health 1971-1976, of External Affairs, Tourism and Emigration 1976-1982 (resigned). Chairman Commonwealth Medical Conference 1972-1974. President World Health Organization 1976-1977.
Chairman Council of Ministers, Organization of African Unity 1976-1977.
President United Nations Security Council 1979. Expert Consultant United Nations Conference on Trade and Development since 1982.
Vice-President Institute Committee Communities of Democracy 1985. President Young Men’s Christian Association 1955; President State Commercial Bank, Mauritius since 1990.
Commander, Ordre national des Palmes academiques (France) 1974, Commander, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur (France) 1979, Grand Officier de l’Ordre diplomatique de la Coree 1980.
Honorary Doctorate.C.L. (Mauritius) 1986.
Legislative. Council (now Legislative. Mauritius Labour Party.
Married Yvette Nidza Toolsy in 1942.