President of Mauritius
Head of State of the Republic of Mauritius
The president of Mauritius (French: Président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius.[2]
| President of the Republic of Mauritius
Président de la République de Maurice | |
|---|---|
 Presidential coat of arms | |
 Presidential Standard of Mauritius | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | State House (Official) |
| Nominator | Elected by members of the National Assembly on a motion made by the Prime Minister |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable indefinitely |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo |
| Formation | 12 March 1992 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Mauritius |
| Salary | Rs 3.74 Million[1] |
| Website | Official website |
List
change- Parties
- Labour Party (PTR)
- Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)
- Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)
- Independent
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
|
Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000) |
1992 | 12 March 1992 | 30 June 1992 | 110 days | PTR | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| — | 
|
Rabindrah Ghurburrun (1928–2008) |
— | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1992 | 18 days | PTR | |
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Cassam Uteem (born 1941) |
1992 1997 |
30 June 1992 | 15 February 2002 | 9 years, 230 days | MMM | |
| Navin Ramgoolam | ||||||||
| Sir Anerood Jugnauth | ||||||||
| — |
|
Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010) Acting |
— | 15 February 2002 | 18 February 2002 | 3 days | PTR | |
| — | 
|
Ariranga Pillay (born 1945) Acting |
18 February 2002 | 25 February 2002 | 7 days | Non-partisan1 | ||
| 3 | .jpg)
|
Karl Offmann (1940–2022) |
2002 | 25 February 2002 | 1 October 2003 | 1 year, 218 days | MSM | |
| — | 
|
Raouf Bundhun (born 1937) Acting |
— | 1 October 2003 | 7 October 2003 | 6 days | MMM | Paul Bérenger |
| 4 | 
|
Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021) |
2003 2008 |
7 October 2003 | 31 March 2012 | 8 years, 176 days | MSM | |
| Navin Ramgoolam | ||||||||
| — | .jpg)
|
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (born 1942) Acting |
— | 31 March 2012 | 21 July 2012 | 112 days | PTR | |
| 5 | 
|
Kailash Purryag (born 1947) |
2012 | 21 July 2012 | 29 May 2015 | 2 years, 312 days | PTR | |
| Sir Anerood Jugnauth | ||||||||
| — |
|
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (born 1942) Acting |
— | 29 May 2015 | 5 June 2015 | 7 days | PTR | |
| 6 | 
|
Ameenah Gurib (born 1959) |
2015 | 5 June 2015 | 23 March 2018 | 2 years, 291 days | Independent | |
| Pravind Jugnauth | ||||||||
| — | .jpg)
|
Barlen Vyapoory (born 1945/46) Acting |
— | 23 March 2018 | 26 November 2019 | 1 year, 248 days | MSM | |
| — |
|
Eddy Balancy (born 1953) Acting |
26 November 2019 | 2 December 2019 | 6 days | Non-partisan1 | ||
| 7 | 
|
Prithvirajsing Roopun (born 1959) |
2019 | 2 December 2019 | 28 January 2023 | 4 years, 336 days | MSM | |
| 8 | Eddy Boissézon (born 1952) |
2023 | 28 January 2023 | 1 March 2024 | 1 year, 279 days | MSM | ||
| (7) |
|
Prithvirajsing Roopun (born 1959) |
2024 | 1 March 2024 | Incumbent | 246 days | MSM | |
References
change- ↑ "Salaires revus pour ministres, députés et président" (in French). L'Express (Mauritius). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "The President of the Republic". Presidency website. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
