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
Incumbent
Prithvirajsing Roopun

since 1 March 2024
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceState House (Official)
NominatorElected by members of the National Assembly on a motion made by the Prime Minister
Term length5 years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holderSir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Formation12 March 1992; 32 years ago (1992-03-12)
DeputyVice President of Mauritius
SalaryRs 3.74 Million[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

List of rules of Mauritius

# Portrait Name Elected Tenure Political party
Took office Left office
Dutch Expedition to Mauritius
1. Wybrant Warwijck[1] 20 September 1598 1598
Island abandoned

1598 to 6 May 1638

Dutch Mauritius

under the Dutch East India Company

2. Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer 6 May 1638 7 November 1639
3. Adriaan van der Stel 7 November 1639 1645
4. Jacob van der Meersch 1645 September 1648
5. Reinier Por 1648 1653
6. Joost van der Woutbeekr 1653 1654
7. Maximiliaan de Jongh 1654 1656
8. Abraham Evertszoon 1656 16 July 1658
Abandoned

16 July 1658 to 1664

9. Jacobus van Nieuwlant 1664 May 1665
10. Georg Frederick Wreede 1665 1667
11. Jan van Jaar 1667 1668
12. Dirk Janszoon Smient 1668 1669
13. Georg Frederick Wreede 1669 1672
14. Swen Felleson 1672
15. Philip Col 1672 13 February 1673
16. Hubert Hugo 13 February 1673 4 October 1677
17. Isaac Johannes Lamotius 4 October 1677 22 October 1692
18. Roelof Deodati 22 October 1692 25 November 1703
19. Abraham Momber van de Velde 25 November 1703 17 February 1710
Abandoned

17 February 1710 to 6 September 1718

Governors of the Compagnie des Indes
20 Julien Duronguët le Toullec

Acting

24 December 1721 7 April 1722
21 Denis, chevalier de Nyon 7 April 1722 16 December 1725
22 Duval de Hauville

Acting for Nyon

7 April 1722 16 December 1725
23 Jacques Gast d'Hauterive

Acting for Nyon

13 July 1722 3 December 1722
24 Denis de Brousse

Acting

16 December 1725 13 March 1729
25 Pierre Benoît Dumas 13 March 1729 20 August 1729
26 Nicolas de Maupin 20 August 1729 4 June 1735
Governor-general of the Compagnie des Indes
27 Mahé de La Bourdonnais 4 June 1735 20 March 1740
28 Didier de Saint-Martin 20 March 1740 14 August 1741
14 August 1741 18 December 1742
Mahé de La Bourdonnais 18 December 1742 23 March 1746
Didier de Saint-Martin 23 March 1746 6 October 1746
29 Pierre Félix Barthélemy David 6 October 1746 10 February 1753
30   Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier 10 February 1753 3 December 1755
31 René Magon de la Villebague 3 December 1755 4 November 1759
32 Antoine Marie Desforges-Boucher 4 November 1759 14 July 1767
Governor-general of the Mascarene Islands
33   Jean-Daniel Dumas 14 July 1767 27 November 1768
34 Jean Guillaume Steinauer 27 November 1768 6 June 1769
35 François Julien du Dresnay 6 June 1769 23 August 1772
36   Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay 23 August 1772 2 December 1776
37 Antoine de Guiran, chevalier de La Brillanne 2 December 1776 28 April 1779
38 Joseph Murinais, comte de Saint-Maurice 28 April 1779 30 April 1779
39 François, vicomte de Souillac 1 May 1779 30 January 1780
30 January 1780 5 April 1785
40 Camille Charles Leclerc, Chevalier de Fresne 5 April 1785 28 June 1785
41 François de Fleury 28 June 1785 7 November 1785
François, vicomte de Souillac 7 November 1785 7 November 1787
42   Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux 5 November 1787 14 November 1789
43   Thomas Conway 14 November 1789 29 July 1790
44 Dominique Prosper de Chermont 29 July 1790 19 August 1790
45 David Charpentier de Cossigny

Acting

19 August 1790 18 June 1792
46   Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic 18 June 1792 28 July 1800
47 François Louis Magallon de la Morlière 28 July 1800 3 February 1803
48   Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen 26 September 1803 3 December 1810
Prefect
49 Louis Léger 26 September 1803 3 December 1810
No. Portrait Name Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office
Mauritius
50 Sir Robert Farquhar 4 December 1810 18 April 1811
51 Henry Warde 18 April 1811 15 July 1811
Sir Robert Farquhar 15 July 1811 10 November 1817
52 Gage John Hall 10 November 1817 10 December 1818
Sir Robert Farquhar 10 December 1818 10 December 1818
53 Sir John Dalrymple 10 December 1818 6 February 1819
Sir Robert Farquhar 6 February 1819 6 February 1819
54   Sir Ralph Darling 6 February 1819 6 July 1820
Sir Robert Farquhar 6 July 1820 20 May 1823
  Sir Ralph Darling 20 May 1823 12 June 1823
55   Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole 12 June 1823 17 June 1828
56   Sir Charles Colville 17 June 1828 3 February 1833
57 Sir William Nicolay 4 February 1833 20 February 1840
58 James Power 20 February 1840 16 July 1840
59 Sir Lionel Smith 16 July 1840 2 January 1842
60   William Staveley 3 January 1842 21 November 1842
61   Sir William Maynard Gomm 21 November 1842 5 May 1849
62 Thomas Blanchard 5 May 1849 8 June 1849
63 Sir George William Anderson 8 June 1849 19 October 1850
64 William Sutherland 19 October 1850 8 January 1851
65 Sir James Macaulay Higginson 8 January 1851 14 April 1854
66 William Sutherland 14 April 1854 18 January 1855
67 Charles Murray Hay 18 January 1855 12 June 1855
Sir James Macaulay Higginson 12 June 1855 20 September 1857
68   Sir William Stevenson 20 September 1857 9 January 1863
69 Montague Cholmeley Johnstone 10 January 1863 21 August 1863
70   Sir Henry Barkly 21 August 1863 3 June 1870
71   Edward Selby Smyth 4 June 1870 21 February 1871
72   Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 21 February 1871 21 October 1871
73 Edward Norton 21 October 1871 28 October 1872
Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 28 October 1872 20 January 1873
Edward Norton 20 January 1873 20 October 1873
Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 20 October 1873 18 August 1874
Edward Norton 18 August 1874 21 September 1874
74   Sir Arthur Purves Phayre 21 September 1874 31 December 1878
75   Sir Frederick Napier Broome 31 December 1878 4 April 1879
76   Sir George Ferguson Bowen 4 April 1879 9 December 1880
76   Sir Frederick Napier Broome 9 December 1880 5 May 1883
77   Sir Charles Bruce 5 May 1883 1 June 1883
78   Sir John Pope Hennessy

Suspended from 14 December 1886 until 12 July 1887

1 June 1883 24 September 1884
79 Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts 24 September 1884 15 October 1884
Sir John Pope Hennessy 15 October 1884 29 September 1886
Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts 29 September 1886 12 December 1886
Sir John Pope Hennessy 12 December 1886 15 December 1886
80   Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson 15 December 1886 18 December 1886
81 William Hanbury Hawley 18 December 1886 2 July 1887
82 Sir Francis Fleming 2 July 1887 11 December 1888
83 Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall 11 December 1888 22 December 1888
Sir John Pope Hennessy 22 December 1888 11 December 1889
Sir Francis Fleming 11 December 1889 17 December 1889
Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall 17 December 1889 20 December 1889
84   Sir Charles Cameron Lees 21 December 1889 12 March 1892
85   Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham 12 March 1892 20 September 1892
20 September 1892 15 January 1897
86   Charles Anthony King-Harman 17 January 1894 24 July 1894
Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham 24 July 1894 2 March 1896
  Charles Anthony King-Harman 2 March 1896 19 September 1896
Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham 19 September 1896 15 January 1897
  Charles Anthony King-Harman 15 January 1897 11 May 1897
87   Sir Charles Bruce 11 May 1897 12 July 1900
88 Sir Graham John Bower 12 July 1900 11 May 1901
Sir Charles Bruce 11 May 1901 30 October 1903
Sir Graham John Bower 30 October 1903 20 August 1904
89   Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle 20 August 1904 10 April 1911
Sir Graham John Bower 14 April 1906 14 September 1906
Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle 14 September 1906 17 October 1908
Sir Graham John Bower 17 October 1908 23 April 1909
Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle 23 April 1909 10 April 1911
90 George Smith 10 April 1911 13 September 1911
91   Sir John Robert Chancellor 13 September 1911 10 March 1914
92 Sir John Middleton 10 March 1914 22 September 1914
Sir John Robert Chancellor 22 September 1914 28 January 1916
Sir John Middleton 28 January 1916 18 May 1916
93 Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell 18 May 1916 8 February 1919
Sir John Middleton 8 February 1919 17 November 1919
Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell 17 November 1919 2 February 1921
94 Sir Edward Brandis Denham 2 February 1921 3 April 1921
Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell 3 April 1921 8 May 1922
Sir Edward Brandis Denham 8 May 1922 3 March 1923
Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell 3 March 1923 16 August 1924
95 Sir Edward Allan Grannum 16 August 1924 19 February 1925
96 Sir Herbert James Read 19 February 1925 2 September 1926
Sir Edward Allan Grannum 2 September 1926 17 October 1926
Sir Herbert James Read 17 October 1926 3 August 1927
Sir Edward Allan Grannum 3 August 1927 17 May 1928
Sir Herbert James Read 17 May 1928 9 December 1929
Sir Edward Allan Grannum 9 December 1929 30 August 1930
97 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 30 August 1930 24 August 1932
Edward Walter Evans 24 August 1932 29 April 1933
Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 29 April 1933 3 September 1934
Edward Walter Evans 3 September 1934 26 October 1934
Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 26 October 1934 7 April 1936
Edward Walter Evans 7 April 1936 4 December 1936
Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 4 December 1936 7 June 1937
Edward Walter Evans 7 June 1937 23 October 1937
98   Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford 23 October 1937 29 January 1940
99 Sydney Moody 29 January 1940 10 September 1940
Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford 10 September 1940 16 April 1942
Sydney Moody 16 April 1942 5 July 1942
100 Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy 5 July 1942 23 May 1945
Sydney Moody 23 May 1945 3 January 1946
Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy 3 January 1946 8 May 1947
Sydney Moody 8 May 1947 10 January 1948
Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy 10 January 1948 5 December 1948
101 Sir James Dundas Harford 5 December 1948 26 September 1949
102 Sir Hilary Blood 26 September 1949 26 June 1950
Sir James Dundas Harford 26 June 1950 17 November 1950
Sir Hilary Blood 17 November 1950 22 May 1952
Sir James Dundas Harford 22 May 1952 14 October 1952
Sir Hilary Blood 14 October 1952 11 January 1954
103 Robert Newton 11 January 1954 22 March 1954
104 Sir Robert Scott 22 March 1954 8 November 1956
Robert Newton 8 November 1956 18 April 1957
Sir Robert Scott 18 April 1957 10 July 1959
Robert Newton 10 July 1959 2 November 1959
105 Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell 2 November 1959 11 June 1961
106 Thomas Douglas Vickers 11 June 1961 20 July 1961
Thomas Douglas Vickers 10 July 1962 17 September 1962
107 Sir John Shaw Rennie 17 September 1962 24 August 1964
Thomas Douglas Vickers 24 August 1964 30 November 1964
Sir John Shaw Rennie 30 November 1964 11 October 1966
Thomas Douglas Vickers 11 October 1966 28 December 1966
Sir John Shaw Rennie 28 December 1966 12 March 1968
108 Sir John Rennie

(1917–2002)

12 March

1968

3 September

1968

109 Sir Leonard Williams

(1904–1972)

3 September

1968

27 December

1972[†]

110   Raman Osman

(1902–1992)

27 December

1972

30 January

1973

30 January

1973

31 October

1977

111 Sir Henry Garrioch

(1916–2008)

31 October

1977

23 March

1978

112 Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay

(1919–1999)

23 March

1978

26 April

1979

26 April

1979

28 December

1983

113   Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam

(1900–1985)

28 December

1983

15 December

1985[†]

114   Sir Cassam Moollan

(1927–2010)

15 December

1985

17 January

1986

115   Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo

(1920–2000)

17 January

1986

12 March

1992

1992 12 March 1992 30 June 1992 PTR
116   Rabindrah Ghurburrun
(1928–2008)
30 June 1992 30 June 1992 PTR
117   Cassam Uteem
(born 1941)
1992
1997
30 June 1992 15 February 2002 MMM
118 Angidi Chettiar

(1928–2010)

15 February 2002 18 February 2002 PTR
119   Ariranga Pillay
(born 1945)
18 February 2002 25 February 2002
120   Karl Offmann
(1940–2022)
2002 25 February 2002 1 October 2003 MSM
121   Raouf Bundhun
(born 1937)
1 October 2003 7 October 2003 MMM
121   Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)
2003
7 October 2003 31 March 2012 MSM
118 Angidi Chettiar

(1928–2010)

24 August 2007 24 August 2007 PTR
121 Sir Anerood Jugnauth

(1930–2021)

2008 24 August 2007 31 March 2010 MSM
118 Angidi Chettiar

(1928–2010)

31 March 2010 31 March 2010 PTR
121 Sir Anerood Jugnauth

(1930–2021)

2010 31 March 2010 31 March 2012 MSM
122   Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (born 1942) 31 March 2012 21 July 2012 PTR
123   Kailash Purryag
(born 1947)
2012 21 July 2012 29 May 2015 PTR
122   Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
(born 1942)
29 May 2015 5 June 2015 PTR
124   Ameenah Gurib
(born 1959)
2015 5 June 2015 23 March 2018 Independent
125   Barlen Vyapoory
(born 1945/46)
23 March 2018 26 November 2019 MSM
126 Eddy Balancy
(born 1953)
26 November 2019 2 December 2019 Non-partisan
127   Prithvirajsing Roopun
(born 1959)
2019 2 December 2019 28 January 2023 MSM
128 Eddy Boissézon
(born 1952)
2023 28 January 2023 1 March 2024 MSM
127   Prithvirajsing Roopun
(born 1959)
2024 1 March 2024 2 December 2024
MSM
128 Eddy Boissézon
(born 1952)
2 December 2024 6 December 2024 MSM
129 Dharam Gokhool
(born 1949)
2024 6 December 2024 7

December 2024

PTR
130 Robert Hungley

(born 1957)

7 December 2024 7 December 2024 PTR
129 Dharam Gokhool

(born 1949)

7 December 2024 Incumbent PTR

References

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  1. "Salaires revus pour ministres, députés et président" (in French). L'Express (Mauritius). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. "The President of the Republic". Presidency website. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.