List of prime ministers of Mauritius

Six people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritius since the office was established in 1968, when independence from the United Kingdom was proclaimed. Additionally, one person has served as Chief Minister of Mauritius, the preceding office which existed from 1961 to 1968, while Mauritius still was a British crown colony.[1][2]

List of officeholders

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Political parties
  Labour Party (PTR)

Chief Minister of Mauritius

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
British Mauritius
1   Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
(1900–1985)
1959 26 September 1961 21 October 1963 6 years, 168 days PTR
1963 21 October 1963 12 March 1968

Prime Ministers of Mauritius

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party Alliance
Took office Left office Time in office
Mauritius (1968–1992)
1   Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
(1900–1985)
1967 12 March 1968 23 December 1976 14 years, 110 days PTR Parti de L'indépendance
(PTR–IFBCAM)[3]
1976 23 December 1976 30 June 1982 PTR–CAM–PMSD[4]
2   Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)
1982 30 June 1982 21 August 1983 MMM MMM–PSM[5]
(2) 1983 21 August 1983 30 August 1987 MSM MSM–PTR[6]
1987 30 August 1987 15 September 1991 MSM–PTR[7]
1991 15 September 1991 Continued MSM–MMM[8]
Republic of Mauritius (from 12 March 1992 onwards)
(2)   Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)
Continued 20 December 1995 13 years, 173 days MSM MSM–MMM
3   Dr. Navin Ramgoolam
(born 1947)
1995 15 December 1995 11 September 2000 4 years, 271 days PTR PTR–MMM[9]
(2)   Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)
2000 12 September 2000 30 September 2003 3 years, 18 days MSM MSM–MMM[10]
4   Paul Bérenger
(born 1945)
30 September 2003 5 July 2005 1 year, 278 days MMM MSM–MMM
(3)   Dr. Navin Ramgoolam
(born 1947)
2005 5 July 2005 5 May 2010 9 years, 165 days PTR Alliance Sociale
(PTR–PMXDVFMRMMSM)[11]
2010 5 May 2010 17 December 2014 PTR–PMSD–MSM[12]
(2)   Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)
2014 17 December 2014 23 January 2017 2 years, 37 days MSM Alliance Lepep
(MSM–PMSD–ML)[13]
5   Pravind Jugnauth
(born 1961)
23 January 2017 7 November 2019 7 years, 294 days MSM MSM–ML
2019 7 November 2019 13 November 2024 Alliance Lepep
MSMML-MAG-PM[14]
(3)   Dr. Navin Ramgoolam
(born 1947)
2024 13 November 2024 Incumbent 2 days PTR Alliance du Changement
(PTR-MMM-ND-REA)

Rank by time in office

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Rank Prime Ministers Time in office
1 Sir Anerood Jugnauth 17 years, 145 days
2 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 14 years, 110 days
3 Dr. Navin Ramgoolam 14 years, 74 days
4 Pravind Jugnauth 7 years, 294 days
5 Paul Bérenger 1 year, 278 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Prime Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Results of 1967 elections" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Results of 1976 elections" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Results of 1982 elections" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Results of 1983 elections" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Results of 1987 elections" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Results of 1991 elections" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Results of 1995 elections" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Results of 2000 elections" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Results of 2005 elections" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Results of 2010 elections" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Results of 2014 elections" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Results of 2019 elections" (PDF).