Jacqueline Sauzier, CSK, is the first woman to serve as General Secretary of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture since its inception in November 1853. She began her career in 1993 as Project Leader at the Mauritius Marine Conservation Society on a UNEP-funded project focused on marine mammal awareness.
From 1994 to 2014, she managed the Mauritius Deer Farming Cooperative Society Ltd. and from 2009 to 2014, she served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Mauritius Meat Producers Association. Since April 2012, she has been the full-time General Secretary of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture, representing the Association on various boards and committees.
In July 2016, she was awarded Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole by the French Government. In March 2022, Mauritius conferred on her the title of Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK) for her contributions to agriculture.