List of heads of state of Mauritius

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This is a list of the heads of state of Mauritius .

Mauritius was a Commonwealth Realm from independence from 1968 to 1992 , and has been a parliamentary republic since then .

Commonwealth Realm Mauritius

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Surname Life dates Term of office Official title
Queen Elizabeth II (* 1926) March 12, 1968 - March 12, 1992 Queen of Mauritius and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

Queen Elizabeth II visited Mauritius from March 24th to 26th, 1972. During the remainder of her term of office, she was represented by Governors General .

Republic of Mauritius

Surname Life dates Term of office Official title
Veerasamy Ringadoo (* 1920,
† 2000)
March 12, 1992 - June 30, 1992 president
Cassam Uteem (* 1941) June 30, 1992 - February 15, 2002 president
Angidi Chettiar (* 1928,
† 2010)
February 14, 2002 - February 18, 2002 Interim President
Ariranga Pillay (* 1945) February 18, 2002 - February 25, 2002 Interim President
Karl Offmann (* 1940) February 25, 2002 - October 1, 2003 president
Raouf Bundhun (* 1937) October 1, 2003 - October 7, 2003 Interim President
Anerood Jugnauth (* 1930) October 7, 2003 - March 31, 2012 president
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (* 1942) March 31, 2012 - July 21, 2012 Transitional President
Rajkeswur Purryag (* 1947) July 21, 2012 - May 29, 2015 president
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (* 1942) May 29, 2015 - June 5, 2015 Transitional President
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (* 1959) June 5, 2015 - March 23, 2018 President
Barlen Vyapoory (* 1945) March 23, 2018 - November 26, 2019 Interim President
Marc France Eddy Balancy (* 1953) November 26, 2019 - December 2, 2019 Interim President
Prithvirajsing Roopun (* 1959) since December 2, 2019 president

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