Five 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]
Chief Minister of Mauritius (1961–1968)
- Parties
- Labour Party (PTR)
- Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)
- Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)
| № | 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 | Labour Party |
| 1963 | 21 October 1963 | 12 March 1968 | |||||
Prime Ministers of Mauritius (1968–present)
| № | 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 | Labour Party (PTr) | Independence Party (PTr-IFB-CAM)[3] |
| 1976 | 23 December 1976 | 30 June 1982 | Labour Party | PTr-CAM-PMSD[4] | ||||
| 2 | ) | Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–) | 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–) | — | Continued | 15 December 1995 | 13 years, 168 days | MSM | MSM-MMM |
| 3 | ) | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (1947–) | 1995 | 15 December 1995 | 11 September 2000 | 4 years, 271 days | Labour Party | PTr-MMM[9] |
| (2) | | Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–) | 2000 | 12 September 2000 | 7 October 2003 | 3 years, 25 days | MSM | MSM-MMM[10] |
| 4 | ) | Paul Bérenger (1945–) | — | 7 October 2003 | 5 July 2005 | 1 year, 271 days | MMM | MSM-MMM |
| (3) | | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (1947–) | 2005 | 5 July 2005 | 5 May 2010 | 9 years, 165 days | Labour Party | PTr-PMXD-VF-MR-MMSM[11] |
| 2010 | 5 May 2010 | 17 December 2014 | PTr - PMSD - MSM[12] | |||||
| (2) | | Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–) | 2014 | 17 December 2014 | 23 January 2017 | 2 years, 37 days | MSM | MSM - PMSD - ML[13] |
| 5 | ) | Pravind Jugnauth (1961–) | — | 23 January 2017 | 7 November 2019 | 4 years, 22 days | MSM | MSM - ML |
| 2019 | 13 November 2019 | Incumbent | MSM - ML[14] | |||||
Living former prime ministers
| Name | Term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Navin Ramgoolam | 1995–2000, 2005–2014 | 14 July 1947 |
| Paul Bérenger | 2003–2005 | 26 March 1945 |
| Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 1982–1995, 2000–2003, 2014–2017 | 29 March 1930 |
See also
- Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Spouse of the Prime Minister of Mauritius
- President of Mauritius
- Governor of Mauritius
References
- ^ "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Prime Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Results of 1967 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 1976 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 1982 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 1983 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 1987 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 1991 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 1995 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 2000 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 2005 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 2010 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 2014 elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Results of 2019 elections" (PDF).