President of Mauritius

The president of Mauritius (French: Président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius.^[2]

President of the Republic of Mauritius Président de la République de Maurice
Presidential coat of arms
Presidential Standard of Mauritius
Incumbent Prithvirajsing Roopun since 1 March 2024
Style	His Excellency
Residence	State House (Official)
Nominator	Elected by members of the National Assembly on a motion made by the Prime Minister
Term length	5 years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holder	Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Formation	12 March 1992; 33 years ago (1992-03-12)
Deputy	Vice President of Mauritius
Salary	Rs 3.74 Million[1]
Website	Official website

List

List of rules of Mauritius

#	Portrait	Name	Elected	Tenure		Political party
				Took office	Left office
Dutch Expedition to Mauritius
1.		Wybrant Warwijck		20 September 1598	1598
Island abandoned 1598 to 6 May 1638
Dutch Mauritius under the Dutch East India Company
2.		Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer		6 May 1638	7 November 1639
3.		Adriaan van der Stel		7 November 1639	1645
4.		Jacob van der Meersch		1645	September 1648
5.		Reinier Por		1648	1653
6.		Joost van der Woutbeekr		1653	1654
7.		Maximiliaan de Jongh		1654	1656
8.		Abraham Evertszoon		1656	16 July 1658
Abandoned 16 July 1658 to 1664
9.		Jacobus van Nieuwlant		1664	May 1665
10.		Georg Frederick Wreede		1665	1667
11.		Jan van Jaar		1667	1668
12.		Dirk Janszoon Smient		1668	1669
13.		Georg Frederick Wreede		1669	1672
14.		Swen Felleson		1672
15.		Philip Col		1672	13 February 1673
16.		Hubert Hugo		13 February 1673	4 October 1677
17.		Isaac Johannes Lamotius		4 October 1677	22 October 1692
18.		Roelof Deodati		22 October 1692	25 November 1703
19.		Abraham Momber van de Velde		25 November 1703	17 February 1710
Abandoned 17 February 1710 to 6 September 1718
	Governors of the Compagnie des Indes
20		Julien Duronguët le Toullec Acting		24 December 1721	7 April 1722
21		Denis, chevalier de Nyon		7 April 1722	16 December 1725
22		Duval de Hauville Acting for Nyon		7 April 1722	16 December 1725
23		Jacques Gast d'Hauterive Acting for Nyon		13 July 1722	3 December 1722
24		Denis de Brousse Acting		16 December 1725	13 March 1729
25		Pierre Benoît Dumas		13 March 1729	20 August 1729
26		Nicolas de Maupin		20 August 1729	4 June 1735
Governor-general of the Compagnie des Indes
27		Mahé de La Bourdonnais		4 June 1735	20 March 1740
28		Didier de Saint-Martin		20 March 1740	14 August 1741
				14 August 1741	18 December 1742
		Mahé de La Bourdonnais		18 December 1742	23 March 1746
		Didier de Saint-Martin		23 March 1746	6 October 1746
29		Pierre Félix Barthélemy David		6 October 1746	10 February 1753
30		Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier		10 February 1753	3 December 1755
31		René Magon de la Villebague		3 December 1755	4 November 1759
32		Antoine Marie Desforges-Boucher		4 November 1759	14 July 1767
Governor-general of the Mascarene Islands
33		Jean-Daniel Dumas		14 July 1767	27 November 1768
34		Jean Guillaume Steinauer		27 November 1768	6 June 1769
35		François Julien du Dresnay		6 June 1769	23 August 1772
36		Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay		23 August 1772	2 December 1776
37		Antoine de Guiran, chevalier de La Brillanne		2 December 1776	28 April 1779
38		Joseph Murinais, comte de Saint-Maurice		28 April 1779	30 April 1779
39		François, vicomte de Souillac		1 May 1779	30 January 1780
				30 January 1780	5 April 1785
40		Camille Charles Leclerc, Chevalier de Fresne		5 April 1785	28 June 1785
41		François de Fleury		28 June 1785	7 November 1785
		François, vicomte de Souillac		7 November 1785	7 November 1787
42		Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux		5 November 1787	14 November 1789
43		Thomas Conway		14 November 1789	29 July 1790
44		Dominique Prosper de Chermont		29 July 1790	19 August 1790
45		David Charpentier de Cossigny Acting		19 August 1790	18 June 1792
46		Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic		18 June 1792	28 July 1800
47		François Louis Magallon de la Morlière		28 July 1800	3 February 1803
48		Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen		26 September 1803	3 December 1810
Prefect
49		Louis Léger		26 September 1803	3 December 1810
No.	Portrait	Name	Elected	Term of office		Political party
				Took office	Left office
Mauritius
50		Sir Robert Farquhar		4 December 1810	18 April 1811
51		Henry Warde		18 April 1811	15 July 1811
		Sir Robert Farquhar		15 July 1811	10 November 1817
52		Gage John Hall		10 November 1817	10 December 1818
		Sir Robert Farquhar		10 December 1818	10 December 1818
53		Sir John Dalrymple		10 December 1818	6 February 1819
		Sir Robert Farquhar		6 February 1819	6 February 1819
54		Sir Ralph Darling		6 February 1819	6 July 1820
		Sir Robert Farquhar		6 July 1820	20 May 1823
		Sir Ralph Darling		20 May 1823	12 June 1823
55		Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole		12 June 1823	17 June 1828
56		Sir Charles Colville		17 June 1828	3 February 1833
57		Sir William Nicolay		4 February 1833	20 February 1840
58		James Power		20 February 1840	16 July 1840
59		Sir Lionel Smith		16 July 1840	2 January 1842
60		William Staveley		3 January 1842	21 November 1842
61		Sir William Maynard Gomm		21 November 1842	5 May 1849
62		Thomas Blanchard		5 May 1849	8 June 1849
63		Sir George William Anderson		8 June 1849	19 October 1850
64		William Sutherland		19 October 1850	8 January 1851
65		Sir James Macaulay Higginson		8 January 1851	14 April 1854
66		William Sutherland		14 April 1854	18 January 1855
67		Charles Murray Hay		18 January 1855	12 June 1855
		Sir James Macaulay Higginson		12 June 1855	20 September 1857
68		Sir William Stevenson		20 September 1857	9 January 1863
69		Montague Cholmeley Johnstone		10 January 1863	21 August 1863
70		Sir Henry Barkly		21 August 1863	3 June 1870
71		Edward Selby Smyth		4 June 1870	21 February 1871
72		Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon		21 February 1871	21 October 1871
73		Edward Norton		21 October 1871	28 October 1872
		Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon		28 October 1872	20 January 1873
		Edward Norton		20 January 1873	20 October 1873
		Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon		20 October 1873	18 August 1874
		Edward Norton		18 August 1874	21 September 1874
74		Sir Arthur Purves Phayre		21 September 1874	31 December 1878
75		Sir Frederick Napier Broome		31 December 1878	4 April 1879
76		Sir George Ferguson Bowen		4 April 1879	9 December 1880
76		Sir Frederick Napier Broome		9 December 1880	5 May 1883
77		Sir Charles Bruce		5 May 1883	1 June 1883
78		Sir John Pope Hennessy Suspended from 14 December 1886 until 12 July 1887		1 June 1883	24 September 1884
79		Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts		24 September 1884	15 October 1884
		Sir John Pope Hennessy		15 October 1884	29 September 1886
		Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts		29 September 1886	12 December 1886
		Sir John Pope Hennessy		12 December 1886	15 December 1886
80		Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson		15 December 1886	18 December 1886
81		William Hanbury Hawley		18 December 1886	2 July 1887
82		Sir Francis Fleming		2 July 1887	11 December 1888
83		Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall		11 December 1888	22 December 1888
		Sir John Pope Hennessy		22 December 1888	11 December 1889
		Sir Francis Fleming		11 December 1889	17 December 1889
		Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall		17 December 1889	20 December 1889
84		Sir Charles Cameron Lees		21 December 1889	12 March 1892
85		Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham		12 March 1892	20 September 1892
				20 September 1892	15 January 1897
86		Charles Anthony King-Harman		17 January 1894	24 July 1894
		Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham		24 July 1894	2 March 1896
		Charles Anthony King-Harman		2 March 1896	19 September 1896
		Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham		19 September 1896	15 January 1897
		Charles Anthony King-Harman		15 January 1897	11 May 1897
87		Sir Charles Bruce		11 May 1897	12 July 1900
88		Sir Graham John Bower		12 July 1900	11 May 1901
		Sir Charles Bruce		11 May 1901	30 October 1903
		Sir Graham John Bower		30 October 1903	20 August 1904
89		Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle		20 August 1904	10 April 1911
		Sir Graham John Bower		14 April 1906	14 September 1906
		Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle		14 September 1906	17 October 1908
		Sir Graham John Bower		17 October 1908	23 April 1909
		Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle		23 April 1909	10 April 1911
90		George Smith		10 April 1911	13 September 1911
91		Sir John Robert Chancellor		13 September 1911	10 March 1914
92		Sir John Middleton		10 March 1914	22 September 1914
		Sir John Robert Chancellor		22 September 1914	28 January 1916
		Sir John Middleton		28 January 1916	18 May 1916
93		Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell		18 May 1916	8 February 1919
		Sir John Middleton		8 February 1919	17 November 1919
		Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell		17 November 1919	2 February 1921
94		Sir Edward Brandis Denham		2 February 1921	3 April 1921
		Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell		3 April 1921	8 May 1922
		Sir Edward Brandis Denham		8 May 1922	3 March 1923
		Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell		3 March 1923	16 August 1924
95		Sir Edward Allan Grannum		16 August 1924	19 February 1925
96		Sir Herbert James Read		19 February 1925	2 September 1926
		Sir Edward Allan Grannum		2 September 1926	17 October 1926
		Sir Herbert James Read		17 October 1926	3 August 1927
		Sir Edward Allan Grannum		3 August 1927	17 May 1928
		Sir Herbert James Read		17 May 1928	9 December 1929
		Sir Edward Allan Grannum		9 December 1929	30 August 1930
97		Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson		30 August 1930	24 August 1932
		Edward Walter Evans		24 August 1932	29 April 1933
		Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson		29 April 1933	3 September 1934
		Edward Walter Evans		3 September 1934	26 October 1934
		Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson		26 October 1934	7 April 1936
		Edward Walter Evans		7 April 1936	4 December 1936
		Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson		4 December 1936	7 June 1937
		Edward Walter Evans		7 June 1937	23 October 1937
98		Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford		23 October 1937	29 January 1940
99		Sydney Moody		29 January 1940	10 September 1940
		Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford		10 September 1940	16 April 1942
		Sydney Moody		16 April 1942	5 July 1942
100		Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy		5 July 1942	23 May 1945
		Sydney Moody		23 May 1945	3 January 1946
		Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy		3 January 1946	8 May 1947
		Sydney Moody		8 May 1947	10 January 1948
		Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy		10 January 1948	5 December 1948
101		Sir James Dundas Harford		5 December 1948	26 September 1949
102		Sir Hilary Blood		26 September 1949	26 June 1950
		Sir James Dundas Harford		26 June 1950	17 November 1950
		Sir Hilary Blood		17 November 1950	22 May 1952
		Sir James Dundas Harford		22 May 1952	14 October 1952
		Sir Hilary Blood		14 October 1952	11 January 1954
103		Robert Newton		11 January 1954	22 March 1954
104		Sir Robert Scott		22 March 1954	8 November 1956
		Robert Newton		8 November 1956	18 April 1957
		Sir Robert Scott		18 April 1957	10 July 1959
		Robert Newton		10 July 1959	2 November 1959
105		Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell		2 November 1959	11 June 1961
106		Thomas Douglas Vickers		11 June 1961	20 July 1961
		Thomas Douglas Vickers		10 July 1962	17 September 1962
107		Sir John Shaw Rennie		17 September 1962	24 August 1964
		Thomas Douglas Vickers		24 August 1964	30 November 1964
		Sir John Shaw Rennie		30 November 1964	11 October 1966
		Thomas Douglas Vickers		11 October 1966	28 December 1966
		Sir John Shaw Rennie		28 December 1966	12 March 1968
108		Sir John Rennie (1917–2002)		12 March 1968	3 September 1968
109		Sir Leonard Williams (1904–1972)		3 September 1968	27 December 1972[†]
110		Raman Osman (1902–1992)		27 December 1972	30 January 1973
				30 January 1973	31 October 1977
111		Sir Henry Garrioch (1916–2008)		31 October 1977	23 March 1978
112		Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay (1919–1999)		23 March 1978	26 April 1979
				26 April 1979	28 December 1983
113		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)		28 December 1983	15 December 1985[†]
114		Sir Cassam Moollan (1927–2010)		15 December 1985	17 January 1986
115		Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000)		17 January 1986	12 March 1992
			1992	12 March 1992	30 June 1992	PTR
116		Rabindrah Ghurburrun (1928–2008)	—	30 June 1992	30 June 1992	PTR
117		Cassam Uteem (born 1941)	1992 1997	30 June 1992	15 February 2002	MMM
118		Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010)	—	15 February 2002	18 February 2002	PTR
119		Ariranga Pillay (born 1945)		18 February 2002	25 February 2002
120		Karl Offmann (1940–2022)	2002	25 February 2002	1 October 2003	MSM
121		Raouf Bundhun (born 1937)	—	1 October 2003	7 October 2003	MMM
121		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2003	7 October 2003	31 March 2012	MSM
118		Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010)	—	24 August 2007	24 August 2007	PTR
121		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2008	24 August 2007	31 March 2010	MSM
118		Angidi Chettiar (1928–2010)		31 March 2010	31 March 2010	PTR
121		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2010	31 March 2010	31 March 2012	MSM
122		Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (born 1942)	—	31 March 2012	21 July 2012	PTR
123		Kailash Purryag (born 1947)	2012	21 July 2012	29 May 2015	PTR
122		Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (born 1942)	—	29 May 2015	5 June 2015	PTR
124		Ameenah Gurib (born 1959)	2015	5 June 2015	23 March 2018	Independent
125		Barlen Vyapoory (born 1945/46)	—	23 March 2018	26 November 2019	MSM
126		Eddy Balancy (born 1953)		26 November 2019	2 December 2019	Non-partisan
127		Prithvirajsing Roopun (born 1959)	2019	2 December 2019	28 January 2023	MSM
128		Eddy Boissézon (born 1952)	2023	28 January 2023	1 March 2024	MSM
127		Prithvirajsing Roopun (born 1959)	2024	1 March 2024	2 December 2024	MSM
128		Eddy Boissézon (born 1952)	—	2 December 2024	6 December 2024	MSM
129		Dharam Gokhool (born 1949)	2024	6 December 2024	7 December 2024	PTR
130		Robert Hungley (born 1957)	—	7 December 2024	7 December 2024	PTR
129		Dharam Gokhool (born 1949)	—	7 December 2024	Incumbent	PTR