List of prime ministers of Mauritius

Five people have served as prime minister of Mauritius since the office was established in 1967, by virtue of the Mauritius Constitution (Amendment No.3) Order. Additionally, one person has served as chief minister and premier of Mauritius, the preceding offices which existed from 1961 to 1964 and from 1964 to 1967 respectively, while Mauritius was still a British crown colony.^[1]^[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) (PTr)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)

Chief Minister of Mauritius

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party		Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Ref.
1		Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1959	26 September 1961	21 October 1963	2 years, 168 days		PTr	^[3]
1		Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1963	21 October 1963	12 March 1964	2 years, 168 days		PTr	^[3]

Premier of Mauritius

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party		Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Ref.
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	—	12 March 1964	7 August 1967	3 years, 281 days		PTr	^[4]
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1967	7 August 1967	18 December 1967	3 years, 281 days		PTr	^[4]

Prime Ministers of Mauritius

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Government	Ref.
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	—	18 December 1967	28 December 1976	14 years, 179 days		PTr	S. Ramgoolam V	^[5] ^[6]
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1976	28 December 1976	15 June 1982	14 years, 179 days		PTr	S. Ramgoolam VI	^[5] ^[6]
2		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	1982	15 June 1982	27 August 1983	13 years, 190 days		MMM	A. Jugnauth I	^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11]
			1982	15 June 1982	27 August 1983			MSM	A. Jugnauth I
			1983	27 August 1983	4 September 1987				A. Jugnauth II
			1987	4 September 1987	27 September 1991				A. Jugnauth III
			1991	27 September 1991	22 December 1995				A. Jugnauth IV
3		Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	1995	27 December 1995	16 September 2000	4 years, 264 days		PTr	N. Ramgoolam I	^[12]
(2)		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2000	16 September 2000	30 September 2003	3 years, 14 days		MSM	A. Jugnauth V	^[13]
4		Paul Bérenger (born 1945)	2000	30 September 2003	5 July 2005	1 year, 278 days		MMM	Bérenger	^[14] ^[15]
(3)		Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	2005	5 July 2005	11 May 2010	9 years, 161 days		PTr	N. Ramgoolam II	^[16]
(3)		Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	2010	11 May 2010	13 December 2014	9 years, 161 days		PTr	N. Ramgoolam III	^[16]
(2)		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2014	13 December 2014	23 January 2017	2 years, 41 days		MSM	A. Jugnauth VI	^[17] ^[18]
5		Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961)	2014	23 January 2017	12 November 2019	7 years, 294 days		MSM	P. Jugnauth I	^[19] ^[20]
5		Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961)	2019	12 November 2019	12 November 2024	7 years, 294 days		MSM	P. Jugnauth II	^[19] ^[20]
(3)		Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	2024	12 November 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 291 days		PTr	N. Ramgoolam IV	^[21]

Timeline

Rank by time in office

This list also includes holders of the post of Chief Minister and Premier of Mauritius.

Rank	Head of government	Tenure length	Tenures	Party	Start	End	Reason for exit
1	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam	20 years, 262 days	4	PTr	26 September 1961	15 June 1982	Defeat in election
2	Anerood Jugnauth	18 years, 245 days	6	MMM	15 June 1982	22 December 1995	Defeat in election
				MSM	15 June 1982	22 December 1995	Defeat in election
					16 September 2000	30 September 2003	Resigned
					13 December 2014	23 January 2017	Resigned
3	Navin Ramgoolam	15 years, 356 days	4	PTr	27 December 1995	16 September 2000	Defeat in election
					5 July 2005	13 December 2014	Defeat in election
					12 November 2024	Incumbent
4	Pravind Jugnauth	7 years, 294 days	2	MSM	23 January 2017	12 November 2024	Defeat in election
5	Paul Bérenger	1 year, 278 days	1	MMM	30 September 2003	5 July 2005	Defeat in election

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Prime ministers of Mauritius (list)
British Mauritius Chief Minister	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1961–1968)
Mauritius (1968–1992)	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1968–1982) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1982–1992)
Republic of Mauritius	Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1992–1995) Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (1995–2000) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (2000–2003) Paul Bérenger (2003–2005) Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (2005–2014) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (2014–2017) Pravind Jugnauth (2017–2024) Navin Ramgoolam (2024)
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