List of heads of state of Mauritius

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This is a list of the heads of state of Mauritius, from the foundation of the Mauritius in 1968 to the present day.

From 1968 to 1992 the head of state under the Mauritius Independence Act 1968 was the Monarch, who was the same person as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Mauritius by a Governor-General. Mauritius became a republic under the Constitution of 1992 and the monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial President.

Monarchs (1968–1992)

The succession to the throne of Mauritius was the same as the succession to the throne of the United Kingdom, governed by the Act of Settlement 1701.

Monarch			Reign			Royal House	Prime Minister(s)
#	Portrait	Name	Reign start	Reign end	Duration	Royal House	Prime Minister(s)
1		Queen Elizabeth II (1926–)	12 March 1968	12 March 1992	24 years	House of Windsor	Ramgoolam Jugnauth

Governors-General

The Governor-General was the representative of the monarch in Mauritius and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Mauritius without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

Governor-General			Term of office			Monarch(s)	Prime Minister(s)
#	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration	Monarch(s)	Prime Minister(s)
1		Sir John Rennie (1917–2002)	12 March 1968	27 August 1968	168 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam
		Sir Michel Rivalland (1910–1970)	27 August 1968	3 September 1968	7 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam
2		Sir Leonard Williams (1904–1972)	3 September 1968	27 December 1972 (Died in Office)	4 years, 115 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam
3		Sir Raman Osman (1902–1992)	27 December 1972	1 February 1973	4 years, 308 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam
3		Sir Raman Osman (1902–1992)	1 February 1973	31 October 1977	4 years, 308 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam
		Sir Henry Garrioch (1916–2008)	31 October 1977	23 March 1978	143 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam
4		Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay (1919–1999)	23 March 1978	26 April 1979	5 years, 280 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam Jugnauth
4		Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay (1919–1999)	26 April 1979	28 December 1983	5 years, 280 days	Elizabeth II	Ramgoolam Jugnauth
5		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	28 December 1983	15 December 1985 (Died in Office)	1 year, 352 days	Elizabeth II	Jugnauth
		Sir Cassam Moollan (1927–2010)	15 December 1985	17 January 1986	33 days	Elizabeth II	Jugnauth
6		Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000)	17 January 1986	12 March 1992	6 years, 55 days	Elizabeth II	Jugnauth

President of Mauritius

Under the 1992 Constitution, the constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, the President replaced the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The President was elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the Vice President served as Acting President.

Status

Denotes Vice President acting as President

President			Term of office			Political party (at time of election)	Prime Minister(s)
#	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party (at time of election)	Prime Minister(s)
1		Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000)	12 March 1992	30 June 1992	110 days	Mouvement Socialiste Militant	Jugnauth
2		Cassam Uteem (1941–)	30 June 1992	15 February 2002 (Resigned)	9 years, 230 days	Mauritian Militant Movement	Jugnauth Ramgoolam Jugnauth
		Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010)	15 February 2002	18 February 2002 (Resigned)	3 days	Labour Party	Jugnauth
		Ariranga Pillay (1945–)	18 February 2002	25 February 2002	7 days	^[1]	Jugnauth
3		Karl Offmann (1940–)	25 February 2002	1 October 2003	1 year, 218 days	Mouvement Socialiste Militant	Jugnauth
		Raouf Bundhun (1940–)	1 October 2003	7 October 2003	6 days	Mouvement Socialiste Militant	Jugnauth
4		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–)	7 October 2003	31 March 2012 (Resigned)	8 years, 176 days	Mouvement Socialiste Militant	Bérenger Ramgoolam
		Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942–)	31 March 2012	21 July 2012	112 days	Labour Party	Ramgoolam
5		Kailash Purryag (1947–)	21 July 2012	Incumbent	70001000000000000001 year, 7002205000000000000205 days (as of 11 February 2014)	Labour Party	Ramgoolam

Living former heads of state

Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
Elizabeth II	1968–1992	Queen of Mauritius	21 April 1926
Cassam Uteem	1992–2002	President of Mauritius	22 March 1941
Karl Offmann	2002–2003	President of Mauritius	25 November 1940
Sir Anerood Jugnauth	2003–2012	President of Mauritius	29 March 1930
Ariranga Pillay	2002	Acting President	14 June 1945
Raouf Bundhun	2003	Acting President	1937
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau	2012	Acting President	1942

External links

↑ Was Chief Justice of Mauritius

World Statesmen – Mauritius

v t e Heads of State of Mauritius (List)

Monarchy	Elizabeth II

Republic	Veerasamy Ringadoo Cassam Uteem Angidi Chettiar^* Ariranga Pillay^* Karl Offmann Raouf Bundhun^* Anerood Jugnauth Monique Ohsan Bellepeau^* Kailash Purryag

^* Acting President

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