List of presidents of Mauritius

Seven people have served as President of Mauritius since the office was established in 1992, when Mauritius became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be head of state, Queen of Mauritius; 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 of Mauritius serves as acting head of state.[1][2][3]

List of officeholders

Political parties

  Labour Party

  Mauritian Militant Movement

  Militant Socialist Movement

  Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime Minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of Mauritius
1		Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000)	1992	12 March 1992	30 June 1992	110 days	Labour Party	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
2		Cassam Uteem (1941–)	1992 1997	30 June 1992	15 February 2002	9 years, 230 days	Mauritian Militant Movement	Sir Anerood Jugnauth & Navin Ramgoolam & Sir Anerood Jugnauth
—		Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010) Acting President	—	15 February 2002	18 February 2002	3 days	Labour Party	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
—		Ariranga Pillay (1945–) Acting President	—	18 February 2002	25 February 2002	7 days	Non-partisan^1	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
3		Karl Offmann (1940–)	2002	25 February 2002	1 October 2003	1 year, 218 days	Militant Socialist Movement	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
—		Raouf Bundhun (1937–) Acting President	—	1 October 2003	7 October 2003	6 days	Mauritian Militant Movement	Paul Bérenger
4		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–)	2003 2008	7 October 2003	31 March 2012	8 years, 176 days	Militant Socialist Movement	Paul Bérenger & Navin Ramgoolam
—		Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942–) Acting President	—	31 March 2012	21 July 2012	112 days	Labour Party	Navin Ramgoolam
5		Kailash Purryag (1947–)	2012	21 July 2012	29 May 2015	2 years, 312 days	Labour Party	Navin Ramgoolam & Sir Anerood Jugnauth
—		Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942–) Acting President	—	29 May 2015	5 June 2015	7 days	Labour Party	Sir Anerood Jugnauth
6		Ameenah Gurib (1959–)	2015	5 June 2015	23 March 2018	2 years, 291 days	Independent	Sir Anerood Jugnauth & Pravind Jugnauth
—		Barlen Vyapoory (1945/46–) Acting President	—	23 March 2018	26 November 2019	1 year, 248 days	Militant Socialist Movement	Pravind Jugnauth
—		Eddy Balancy (1946–) Acting President	—	26 November 2019	2 December 2019	6 days	Non-partisan^1	None
7		Prithvirajsing Roopun (1959–)	2019	2 December 2019	Incumbent	1 year, 56 days	Militant Socialist Movement	Pravind Jugnauth

Footnotes

1. ^ Served as Chief Justice of Mauritius.

Living former presidents

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	14 January 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
Ameenah Gurib	2015–2018	President of Mauritius	17 October 1959
Barlen Vyapoory	2018–2019	Acting President	1945/46
Eddy Balancy	2019	Acting President	1946

See also

• President of Mauritius
• First Lady of Mauritius
• Prime Minister of Mauritius
  • List of prime ministers of Mauritius
• Governor of Mauritius (disambiguation)

References

1. "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
2. "Presidents". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
3. "Former Governors/Presidents". Presidency website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.