List of Presidents of Mauritius

Mauritius

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Six people have served as President of Mauritius since the office was established in 1992, when the Commonwealth realm of Mauritius became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be head of state, Queen of Mauritius, and the last Governor-General, Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, was appointed the first President of Mauritius. The President is elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the Vice President serves as Acting President.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Presidents of Mauritius (1992–present)

№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Prime Minister(s)
№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Prime Minister(s)
Republic of Mauritius
1.	Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000)		12 March 1992	30 June 1992	1992		Labour Party	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
2.	Cassam Uteem (1941–)		30 June 1992	15 February 2002	1992 1997		Mauritian Militant Movement	Sir Anerood Jugnauth & Navin Ramgoolam & Sir Anerood Jugnauth
	Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010) Acting President		15 February 2002	18 February 2002			Labour Party	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
	Ariranga Pillay (1945–) Acting President		18 February 2002	25 February 2002			Non-partisan¹	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
3.	Karl Offmann (1940–)		25 February 2002	1 October 2003	2002		Militant Socialist Movement	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
	Raouf Bundhun (1937–) Acting President		1 October 2003	7 October 2003			Mauritian Militant Movement	Paul Bérenger
4.	Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–)		7 October 2003	31 March 2012	2003 2008		Militant Socialist Movement	Paul Bérenger & Navin Ramgoolam
	Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942–) Acting President		31 March 2012	21 July 2012			Labour Party	Navin Ramgoolam
5.	Kailash Purryag (1947–)		21 July 2012	29 May 2015	2012			Navin Ramgoolam & Sir Anerood Jugnauth
	Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942–) Acting President		29 May 2015	5 June 2015				Sir Anerood Jugnauth
6.	Ameenah Gurib (1959–)		5 June 2015	Incumbent	2015		Independent	Sir Anerood Jugnauth & Pravind Jugnauth

Name	Term	Office	Date of birth
Cassam Uteem	1992–2002	President of Mauritius	22 March 1941
Ariranga Pillay	2002	Acting President	14 June 1945
Karl Offmann	2002–2003	President of Mauritius	25 November 1940
Raouf Bundhun	2003	Acting President	1937
Sir Anerood Jugnauth	2003–2012	President of Mauritius	29 March 1930
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau	2012, 2015	Acting President	1942
Kailash Purryag	2012–2015	President of Mauritius	12 December 1947

↑ "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
↑ "Presidents". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
↑ "Former Governors/Presidents". Presidency website. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

Heads of State of Mauritius
Queen (1968–1992)	Elizabeth II
President (from 1992)	Ringadoo Uteem Chettiar* Pillay* Offmann Bundhun* Jugnauth Bellepeau* Purryag Bellepeau* Gurib
*Acting President

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