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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]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| 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 | PTR |
| 1963 | 21 October 1963 | 12 March 1968 | |||||
| No. | 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 | PTR | Independence Party (PTR–IFB–CAM) [3] |
| 1976 | 23 December 1976 | 30 June 1982 | PTR–CAM–PMSD [4] | |||||
| 2 |  | Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021) | 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 (1930–2021) | — | Continued | 20 December 1995 | 13 years, 173 days | MSM | MSM–MMM |
| 3 |  | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947) | 1995 | 15 December 1995 | 11 September 2000 | 4 years, 271 days | PTR | PTR–MMM [9] |
| (2) |  | Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021) | 2000 | 12 September 2000 | 30 September 2003 | 3 years, 18 days | MSM | MSM–MMM [10] |
| 4 |  | Paul Bérenger (born 1945) | — | 30 September 2003 | 5 July 2005 | 1 year, 278 days | MMM | MSM–MMM |
| (3) | | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947) | 2005 | 5 July 2005 | 5 May 2010 | 9 years, 165 days | PTR | PTR–PMXD–VF–MR–MMSM [11] |
| 2010 | 5 May 2010 | 17 December 2014 | PTR–PMSD–MSM [12] | |||||
| (2) |  | Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021) | 2014 | 17 December 2014 | 23 January 2017 | 2 years, 37 days | MSM | MSM–PMSD–ML [13] |
| 5 |  | Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961) | — | 23 January 2017 | 7 November 2019 | 7 years, 133 days | MSM | MSM–ML |
| 2019 | 13 November 2019 | Incumbent | MSM–ML [14] | |||||
| Rank | Prime Ministers | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 17 years, 145 days |
| 2 | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | 14 years, 110 days |
| 3 | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam | 14 years, 72 days |
| 4 | Pravind Jugnauth | 7 years, 133 days |
| 5 | Paul Bérenger | 1 year, 278 days |
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