List of prime ministers of Mauritius

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]

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Chief Minister of Mauritius (1961–1968)
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№ 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, 4 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

References
  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).
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