Leaders of Mauritius Since Independence

A list of Mauritian leaders since gaining independence on 12 March 1968

Mauritius was granted independence in 12 March 1968 (within the commonwealth), with Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, leader of the Parti Travailliste (PT, Mauritius Labour Party), as prime minister and with a governor-general representing the Queen as head of state.

With the downturn in sugar prices, social unrest in the late 70s and early 80s led to a change of government, Anerood Jugnauth of the Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (MSM, Militant Socialist Movement) took power on 12 March 1982.

On 12 March 1992 Mauritius became a republic with first Veerasamy Ringadoo and then, three months later, Cassam Uteem as president, Jugnauth remained head of government as prime minister. On 22 December 1995 Seewoosagur Ramgoolam's son Navinchandra, took power for the PT. Five years later Jugnauth returned as prime minister for the MSM, followed by Paul Raymond Bérenger for the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM, Mauritian Militant Movement). On 5 July 2005 Navinchandra Ramgoolam was returned for a second time by the electorate.

Head of Government
Chief Minister
26 Sep 1961 - 12 Mar 1968	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam	PT
Prime Minister
2 Mar 1968 - 16 Jun 1982	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam	PT
16 Jun 1982 - 22 Dec 1995	Anerood Jugnauth	MSM
22 Dec 1995 - 17 Sep 2000	Navinchandra Ramgoolam	PT
17 Sep 2000 - 30 Sep 2003	Anerood Jugnauth	MSM
30 Sep 2003 - 5 Jul 2005	Paul Raymond Bérenger	MMM
5 Jul 2005 - present	Navinchandra Ramgoolam	PT

Head of State
Governor-General
12 Mar 1968 - 27 Aug 1968	John Shaw Rennie
27 Aug 1968 - 3 Sep 1968	Michel Laval Rivalland
3 Sep 1968 - 27 Dec 1972	Arthur Leonard Williams
27 Dec 1972 - 31 Oct 1977	Abdul Rahman Muhammad Osman
31 Oct 1977 - 23 Mar 1978	William Henry Garrioch
23 Mar 1978 - 28 Dec 1983	Dayendranath Burrenchobay
28 Dec 1983 - 15 Dec 1985	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
15 Dec 1985 - 17 Jan 1986	Cassam Ismael Moollan
17 Jan 1986 - 12 Mar 1992	Veerasamy Ringadoo
President of the Republic
12 Mar 1992 - 30 Jun 1992	Veerasamy Ringadoo
30 Jun 1992 - 15 Feb 2002	Cassam Uteem
15 Feb 2002 - 18 Feb 2002	Angidi Veeriah Chettiar
18 Feb 2002 - 25 Feb 2002	Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay
25 Feb 2002 - 1 Oct 2003	Karl Auguste Offmann
1 Oct 2003 - 7 Oct 2003	Raouf Bundhun
7 Oct 2003 - present	Anerood Jugnauth

Key to Political Parties
MMM	Mouvement Militant Mauricien (Mauritian Militant Movement)
MSM	Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (Militant Socialist Movement)
PSM	Parti Socialiste Mauricien (Mauritian Socialist Party)
PT	Parti Travailliste (Mauritius Labour Party)

History of Mauritius
• A Very Short History of Maruitius