Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius should not be confused with Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Post: | Deputy Prime Minister |
Body: | the Republic of Mauritius |
Flag: | Flag of Mauritius.svg |
Flagsize: | 100px |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Mauritius |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Mauritius.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Mauritius |
Incumbent: | Louis Steven Obeegadoo |
Incumbentsince: | 25 June 2020 |
Style: | The Honourable |
Nominator: | Prime Minister |
Appointer: | Prithvirajsing Roopun |
Termlength: | 5 years or earlier, renewable |
Inaugural: | Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed |
Salary: | Rs 2.5 Million[1] |
Website: | Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities |
The Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius (French: Député Premier Ministre) is a senior member of the Cabinet of Mauritius. The incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Louis Steven Obeegadoo was appointed by the President on 25th of June 2020 after the resignation of Ivan Collendavelloo. The Deputy Prime Minister is the first in line to succeed the Prime Minister on a temporary basis in case the latter is out of the country, sick, resigns or dies suddenly.
According to the Constitution of Mauritius there shall be a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.[2]
The Deputy Prime Minister is the first person to hold the office of Prime Minister and head of government in case the latter is absent from Mauritius or is by reason of illness or of section 60(5) unable to perform the functions conferred on him by the Constitution. The President, by directions in writing, authorize the Deputy Prime Minister or, in his absence, some other Minister to perform those functions and that Minister may perform those functions (Acting Prime Minister) until his authority is revoked by the President.[2]
Portrait | Name | Tenure | Other ministerial offices held while in post | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
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Took office | Left office | |||||||
Mauritius (1968–1992) | ||||||||
12 March 1968 | 20 December 1976 | CAM | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | |||||
20 December 1976 | 11 June 1982 | PMSD | ||||||
11 June 1982 | 21 August 1983 | PSM | Sir Anerood Jugnauth | |||||
21 August 1983 | 11 December 1988 | PMSD | ||||||
Beergoonath Ghurburrun[3] | 1988 | 1991 | Minister of Economic Planning and Development | MLP | ||||
11 December 1988 | 25 February 1990 | MLP | ||||||
25 February 1990 | 12 March 1992 | MMM | ||||||
Cassam Uteem[4] | 1990 | 1991 | Minister of Industry and Industrial Technology | MMM | ||||
Republic of Mauritius | ||||||||
Continued | 20 December 1995 | MMM | Sir Anerood Jugnauth | |||||
20 December 1995 | 16 November 1997 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade | Minister of Foreign Affairs, International & Regional Co-operation | MMM | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam | |||
16 November 1997 | 11 September 2000 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade | Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Trade | MLP | ||||
11 September 2000 | 30 September 2003 | Minister of Finance | MMM | Sir Anerood Jugnauth | ||||
30 September 2003 | 5 July 2005 | Minister of Finance | MSM | Paul Bérenger | ||||
5 July 2005 | 5 May 2010 | Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport & Shipping | Minister of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport & Shipping (2005 to 2008) Minister of Energy and Public Utilities|Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities (2008 to 2010)| rowspan="2" style="background: ;" || rowspan="2" | MLP| rowspan="2" | Dr. Navin Ramgoolam|-| 5 May 2010| 17 December 2014| Minister of Energy and Public Utilities |Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities (2010 to 2014) Minister of Energy and Public Utilities|-| | Xavier-Luc Duval | 17 December 2014| 19 December 2016| Minister of Tourism & External Communications| style="background: ;" || PMSD| rowspan="2" | Sir Anerood Jugnauth|-| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | Ivan Collendavelloo| rowspan="2" | 20 December 2016| rowspan="2" | 25 June 2020| rowspan="2" | Minister of Tourism Minister of Energy & Public Utilities| rowspan="2" style="background: #B23070;" || rowspan="2" | ML|-| rowspan="2" | Pravind Jugnauth|-| | Louis Steven Obeegadoo| 25 June 2020| Incumbent| Minister of Energy & Public Utilities| style="background: #9BA367;" || PM|} See also
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