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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
|post = Deputy Prime Minister
|post = Deputy Prime Minister
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|native_name = Premier Ministre adjoint de Maurice
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|incumbent = Louis Steven Obeegadoo
|incumbent = [[Paul Bérenger]]
|incumbentsince = 25 June 2020
|incumbentsince = 22 November 2024
|style = [[The Honourable]]
|style = [[The Honourable]]
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|nominator = [[Pravind Jugnauth]]
|nominator = [[Prime Minister of Mauritius]]
|nominatorpost = [[Prime Minister of Mauritius|Prime Minister]]
|appointer = [[President of Mauritius]]
|appointer = [[Prithvirajsing Roopun]]
|appointerpost =
|appointerpost =
|termlength = 5 years or earlier, renewable
|termlength = 5 years or earlier, renewable
|inaugural = [[Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed]]
|inaugural = [[Abdool Razack Mohamed|Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed]]
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|salary = [[Mauritian rupee|Rs]] 2.5 Million<ref name="defi">{{cite news|url=http://www.defimedia.info/defi-plus/dp-actualites/item/19890-rapport-du-pay-research-bureau-%E2%80%93-les-gros-salaires-avoisineront-rs-200-000.html|title=Rapport du Pay Research Bureau – Les gros salaires avoisineront Rs 200 000|publisher=[[Le Défi Media Group]]|accessdate=22 April 2013|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221043421/http://www.defimedia.info/defi-plus/dp-actualites/item/19890-rapport-du-pay-research-bureau-%E2%80%93-les-gros-salaires-avoisineront-rs-200-000.html|archive-date=21 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|salary = [[Mauritian rupee|Rs]] 2.5 Million<ref name="defi">{{cite news|url=http://www.defimedia.info/defi-plus/dp-actualites/item/19890-rapport-du-pay-research-bureau-%E2%80%93-les-gros-salaires-avoisineront-rs-200-000.html|title=Rapport du Pay Research Bureau – Les gros salaires avoisineront Rs 200 000|publisher=[[Le Défi Media Group]]|accessdate=22 April 2013|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221043421/http://www.defimedia.info/defi-plus/dp-actualites/item/19890-rapport-du-pay-research-bureau-%E2%80%93-les-gros-salaires-avoisineront-rs-200-000.html|archive-date=21 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|website = [http://publicutilities.gov.mu/ Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities]
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{{Politics of Mauritius}}
{{Politics of Mauritius}}


The '''Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius''' ({{lang-fr|Député Premier Ministre}}) is the senior member of the [[Cabinet of Mauritius]]. The actual Deputy Prime Minister Louis Steven Obeegadoo was appointed by the [[President of Mauritius|President]] on 25 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.
The '''deputy prime minister of Mauritius''' ({{langx|fr|Premier ministre adjoint}}) is a senior member of the [[Cabinet of Mauritius]]. 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.

The incumbent holder of the office is [[Paul Bérenger]], who was appointed by the [[President of Mauritius|president]] on 22 November 2024 following the general election held in [[2024 Mauritian general election|2024]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
According to the [[Constitution of Mauritius]] there shall be a [[Prime Minister of Mauritius|Prime Minister]] and a Deputy Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the [[President of Mauritius|President]] on the advice of the Prime Minister.<ref name="cons">{{cite news|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/webattorney/file/revisedlaws/C/PART%20I%20-%20THE%20CONSTITUTION1.pdf|title=The Constitution|publisher=Government of Mauritius|accessdate=20 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023256/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/webattorney/file/revisedlaws/C/PART%20I%20-%20THE%20CONSTITUTION1.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
According to the [[Constitution of Mauritius]] there shall be a [[Prime Minister of Mauritius|prime minister]] and a deputy prime minister who shall be appointed by the [[President of Mauritius|president]] on the advice of the prime minister.<ref name="cons">{{cite news|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/webattorney/file/revisedlaws/C/PART%20I%20-%20THE%20CONSTITUTION1.pdf|title=The Constitution|publisher=Government of Mauritius|accessdate=20 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023256/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/webattorney/file/revisedlaws/C/PART%20I%20-%20THE%20CONSTITUTION1.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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.<ref name="cons"/>
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.<ref name="cons"/>


==List of deputy prime ministers==
==List of deputy prime ministers==
;
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;text-align:center"
;Political parties
!rowspan="2"|№
{{legend|{{party color|Muslim Committee of Action}}|[[Muslim Committee of Action]] (CAM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!rowspan="2"|Incumbent
{{legend|{{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}}|[[Mauritian Social Democrat Party]] (PMSD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!rowspan="2"|Portrait
{{legend|red|[[Parti Socialiste Mauricien]] (PSM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!rowspan="2"|Election
{{legend|{{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}}|[[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour Party]] (MLP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!colspan="2"|Tenure
{{legend|{{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}}|[[Mauritian Militant Movement]] (MMM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!rowspan="2"|Other ministerial offices<br />held while in post
{{legend|{{party color|Militant Socialist Movement}}|[[Militant Socialist Movement]] (MSM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Political<br />affiliation
{{legend|#B23070|[[Muvman Liberater]] (ML)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
!rowspan="2"|[[Prime Minister of Mauritius|Prime Minister]]
{{legend|#9BA367|Plateforme Militante (PM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" |Tenure
! rowspan="2" |Ministerial posts<br />held in office
! rowspan="2" |Political<br />party
! rowspan="2" |Prime<br />Minister
|-
|-
!Took office
! Took office
!Left office
! Left office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|align=center colspan=10|'''[[Mauritius (1968–1992)]]'''
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Muslim Committee of Action}};" |
| 1.
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed]]
| [[File:Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed.jpg|60px]]
| [[Abdool Razack Mohamed|Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed]]<br/>{{small|(1906–1978)}}
| {{small|12 March}}<br/>1968
| [[1967 Mauritian general election|1967]]
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1976
| 12 March 1968
|
| 20 December 1976
| [[Muslim Committee of Action|CAM]]
|
| rowspan="2" | [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam|S. Ramgoolam]]
|
| [[Comité d'Action Musulman|CAM]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};" |
| 2.
| {{CSS image crop|Image = Gaetan Duval.jpg|bSize =100|cWidth=70|cHeight=90|oTop=0|oLeft=0}}
| [[Sir Gaëtan Duval]]
| [[Gaëtan Duval|Sir Gaëtan Duval]]<br/>{{small|(1930–1996)}}
| [[File:Gaetan Duval.jpg|60px]]
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1976
| [[1976 Mauritian general election|1976]]
| {{small|11 June}}<br/>1982
| 20 December 1976
| 11 June 1982
|
|
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| style="background: {{Mauritian Social Democrat Party/meta/color}};" |
| [[Mauritian Social Democrat Party|PMSD]]
|-
|-
| style="background: red" |
| 3.
| [[Harish Boodhoo]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[File:Harish boodhoo.jpg|60px]]
| [[Harish Boodhoo]]<br/>{{small|(born 1946)}}
| {{small|11 June}}<br/>1982
| [[1982 Mauritian general election|1982]]
| {{small|21 August}}<br/>1983
| 11 June 1982
| {{small|Information and Cooperatives}}
| 21 August 1983
| [[Parti Socialiste Mauricien|PSM]]
|
| rowspan="6" | [[Anerood Jugnauth|A. Jugnauth]]
|
| [[Mauritian Socialist Party|PSM]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};" |
| (2)
| {{CSS image crop|Image = Gaetan Duval.jpg|bSize =100|cWidth=70|cHeight=90|oTop=0|oLeft=0}}
| [[Sir Gaëtan Duval]]
| [[Gaëtan Duval|Sir Gaëtan Duval]]<br/>{{small|(1930–1996)}}
| [[File:Gaetan Duval.jpg|60px]]
| {{small|21 August}}<br/>1983
| [[1983 Mauritian general election|1983]]
| {{small|11 December}}<br/>1988
| 21 August 1983
| 11 December 1988
|
|
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| style="background: {{Mauritian Social Democrat Party/meta/color}};" |
| [[Mauritian Social Democrat Party|PMSD]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| 4.
| [[File:Dr.Beergoonath.png|70px]]
| [[Satcam Boolell|Sir Satcam Boolell]]
| [[Beergoonath Ghurburrun]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cassam Uteem : «Navin Ramgoolam m’a appelé…» {{!}} 5-Plus Dimanche |url=https://www.5plus.mu/node/10093 |website=www.5plus.mu}}</ref><br/>{{small|(1928–2013)}}
| [[File:Sir Satcam Boolell.jpg|80px]]
| 1988
| [[1987 Mauritian general election|1987]]
| 1991
| 11 December 1988
| {{small|Economic Planning and Development}}
| 25 February 1990
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
|
| style="background: {{Labour Party (Mauritius)/meta/color}};" |
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| 5.
| [[Prem Nababsing]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Satcam Boolell|Sir Satcam Boolell]]<br/>{{small|(1920–2006)}}
| [[File:Prem Nababsingh .jpg|80px]]
| {{small|11 December}}<br/>1988
| [[1991 Mauritian general election|1991]]
| 25 February 1990
| {{small|25 February}}<br/>1990
| 12 March 1992
|
|
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
| style="background: {{Mauritian Militant Movement/meta/color}};" |
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Prem Nababsing]]<br/>{{small|(1940–2017)}}
| {{small|25 February}}<br/>1990
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1995
| {{small|Health}}
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|align=center colspan=10|'''[[Mauritius|Republic of Mauritius]]'''
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
|
| [[File:Cassam Uteem (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Prem Nababsing]]
| [[Cassam Uteem]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cassam Uteem President of Republic of Mauritius, Club de Madrid Member |url=https://clubmadrid.org/who/members/uteem-cassam/ |website=Club de Madrid}}</ref><br/>{{small|(born 1941)}}
| [[File:Prem Nababsingh .jpg|80px]]
| 1990
| [[1991 Mauritian general election|1991]]
| 1991
| 12 March 1992
| {{small|Industry and Industrial Technology}}
| 20 December 1995
|
| style="background: {{Mauritian Militant Movement/meta/color}};" |
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| 6.
| [[File:Prime Minister of Mauritius H.E. Mr. Paul Raymond Berenger (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Paul Bérenger]]
| [[File:Paul Bérenger.png|60px]]
| [[Paul Bérenger]]<br/>{{small|(born 1945)}}
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1995
| rowspan="2"|[[1995 Mauritian general election|1995]]
| {{small|16 November}}<br/>1997
| 20 December 1995
| {{small|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mauritius)|Foreign Affairs, International<br/>and Regional Co-operation]]}}
| 16 November 1997
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade|Minister of Foreign Affairs, International & Regional Co-operation
| style="background: {{Mauritian Militant Movement/meta/color}};" |
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Dr. Navin Ramgoolam]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Navin Ramgoolam|N. Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| 7.
| [[Kailash Purryag]]
| [[File:Kailash Purryag September 2014.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Kailash Purryag September 2014.jpg|60px]]
| [[Kailash Purryag]]<br/>{{small|(born 1947)}}
| 16 November 1997
| {{small|16 November}}<br/>1997
| 11 September 2000
| {{small|11 September}}<br/>2000
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade|Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
| {{small|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mauritius)|Foreign Affairs and International Trade]]}}
| style="background: {{Labour Party (Mauritius)/meta/color}};" |
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| (6)
| [[File:Prime Minister of Mauritius H.E. Mr. Paul Raymond Berenger (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Paul Bérenger]]
| [[File:Paul Bérenger.png|60px]]
| [[Paul Bérenger]]<br/>{{small|(born 1945)}}
| {{small|11 September}}<br/>2000
| rowspan="2"|[[2000 Mauritian general election|2000]]
| 11 September 2000
| {{small|30 September}}<br/>2003
| {{small|[[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Finance]]}}
| 30 September 2003
| [[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Minister of Finance]]
| style="background: {{Mauritian Militant Movement/meta/color}};" |
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
| [[Anerood Jugnauth|A. Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Militant Socialist Movement}};" |
| 8.
| [[Pravind Jugnauth]]
| [[File:Pravind Jugnauth.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Pravind Jugnauth.jpg|60px]]
| [[Pravind Jugnauth]]<br/>{{small|(born 1961)}}
| 30 September 2003
| {{small|30 September}}<br/>2003
| 5 July 2005
| {{small|5 July}}<br/>2005
| [[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Minister of Finance]]
| {{small|[[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Finance and Economic Development]]}}
| style="background: {{Militant Socialist Movement/meta/color}};" |
| [[Militant Socialist Movement|MSM]]
| [[Militant Socialist Movement|MSM]]
| [[Paul Raymond Berenger]]
| [[Paul Bérenger|Bérenger]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| rowspan="2"| 9.
| rowspan="2"| [[Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Rashid Beebeejaun.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Rashid Beebeejaun|Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun]]<br/>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| {{small|5 July}}<br/>2005
| [[2005 Mauritian general election|2005]]
| {{small|5 May}}<br/>2010
| 5 July 2005
| {{small|Public Infrastructure,<br/>Land Transport and Shipping<br />(until 2008)<br />Renewable Energy and Public Utilities<br />(from 2008)}}
| 5 May 2010
| rowspan="2" | [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
| Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport & Shipping|Minister of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport & Shipping<br />(2005 to 2008)<br />Minister of Energy and Public Utilities|Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities<br />(2008 to 2010)
| rowspan="2" | [[Navin Ramgoolam|N. Ramgoolam]]
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{Labour Party (Mauritius)/meta/color}};" |
| rowspan="2"| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Dr. Navin Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
| {{small|5 May}}<br/>2010
| [[2010 Mauritian general election|2010]]
| {{small|17 December}}<br/>2014
| 5 May 2010
| {{small|Energy and Public Utilities}}
| 17 December 2014
| Minister of Energy and Public Utilities|Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities<br />(2010 to 2014)<br /> Minister of Energy and Public Utilities
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};" |
|10.
| [[Xavier-Luc Duval]]
| [[File:Xavier-Luc Duval - World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 crop.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Xavier-Luc Duval - World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 crop.jpg|60px]]
| [[Xavier-Luc Duval]]<br/>{{small|(born 1958)}}
| {{small|17 December}}<br/>2014
|rowspan="3"| [[2014 Mauritian general election|2014]]
| 17 December 2014
| {{small|19 December}}<br/>2016
| {{small|[[Ministry of Tourism and Leisure|Tourism and External Communications]]}}
|19 December 2016
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| [[Ministry of Tourism and Leisure|Minister of Tourism & External Communications]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Anerood Jugnauth|A. Jugnauth]]
| style="background: {{Mauritian Social Democrat Party/meta/color}};" |
| [[Mauritian Social Democrat Party|PMSD]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Muvman Liberater}};" |
|rowspan="2"|11.
|rowspan="2"|Ivan Collendavelloo
| rowspan="3" | [[File:No image.png|60px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Ivan Collendavelloo.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Ivan Collendavelloo]]<br/>{{small|(born 1950)}}
|rowspan="2"|20 December 2016
| rowspan="2" | {{small|20 December}}<br/>2016
|rowspan="2"|25 June 2020
| rowspan="2" | {{small|12 November}}<br/>2019
|rowspan="2"|[[Ministry of Tourism and Leisure|Minister of Tourism]]<br />Minister of Energy & Public Utilities
| rowspan="2" | {{small|Energy and Public Utilities<br />[[Ministry of Tourism and Leisure|Tourism]]<br/>(until 24 January 2017)}}
|rowspan="2" - style="background: #B23070;" |
| rowspan="3" | [[Muvman Liberater|ML]]
|rowspan="2"|ML
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Pravind Jugnauth]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Pravind Jugnauth|P. Jugnauth]]
|-
| {{small|12 November}}<br/>2019
| {{small|25 June}}<br/>2020
| {{small|Energy and Public Utilities}}
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Plateforme Militante (Mauritius)}};" |
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Louis Steven Obeegadoo]]
| {{small|25 June}}<br/>2020
| {{small|22 November}}<br/>2024
| {{small|Energy and Public Utilities}}
| [[Plateforme Militante (Mauritius)|PM]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[File:Prime Minister of Mauritius H.E. Mr. Paul Raymond Berenger (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Paul Bérenger]]<br/>{{small|(born 1945)}}
| {{small|22 November}}<br/>2024
| Incumbent
| {{small|Minister without portfolio}}
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Navin Ramgoolam|N. Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
|12.
| Louis Steven Obeegadoo
|[[File:Louis Steven Obeegadoo.jpg|80px]]
| [[2019 Mauritian general election|2019]]
| 25 June 2020
|Incumbent
| Minister of Energy & Public Utilities
| style="background: #9BA367;" |
| PM
|}
|}


== See also ==
;Parties
* {{legend2|{{ Muslim Committee of Action/meta/color}}|Muslim Committee of Action|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (CAM)
* {{legend2|{{ Parti Socialiste Mauricien/meta/color}}|[[ Parti Socialiste Mauricien]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PSM)
* {{legend2|{{Mauritian Social Democrat Party/meta/color}}|[[Mauritian Social Democrat Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PMSD)
* {{legend2|{{Labour Party (Mauritius)/meta/color}}|[[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PTR)
* {{legend2|{{Mauritian Militant Movement/meta/color}}|[[Mauritian Militant Movement]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (MMM)
* {{legend2|{{Militant Socialist Movement/meta/color}}|[[Militant Socialist Movement]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (MSM)
* {{legend2|{{Plateforme Militante/meta/color}}|Plateforme Militante|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PM)

==See also==
{{Portal|Africa|Politics}}
{{Portal|Africa|Politics}}
* [[President of Mauritius]]
* [[President of Mauritius]]
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Not to be confused with Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius
Premier Ministre adjoint de Maurice
Coat of arms of Mauritius
since 22 November 2024
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPrime Minister of Mauritius
AppointerPresident of Mauritius
Term length5 years or earlier, renewable
Inaugural holderSir Abdool Razack Mohamed
Formation12 March 1968; 56 years ago (1968-03-12)
SalaryRs 2.5 Million[1]
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  • Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
    Minister: Ritish Ramful

The deputy prime minister of Mauritius (French: Premier ministre adjoint) is a senior member of the Cabinet of Mauritius. 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.

The incumbent holder of the office is Paul Bérenger, who was appointed by the president on 22 November 2024 following the general election held in 2024.

Overview

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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]

List of deputy prime ministers

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Political parties
  Muslim Committee of Action (CAM)
  Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD)
  Parti Socialiste Mauricien (PSM)
  Labour Party (MLP)
  Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)
  Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)
  Muvman Liberater (ML)
  Plateforme Militante (PM)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Tenure Ministerial posts
held in office 		Political
party 		Prime
Minister
Took office Left office
Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed
(1906–1978) 		12 March
1968 		20 December
1976 		CAM S. Ramgoolam
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 Sir Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996) 		20 December
1976 		11 June
1982 		PMSD
Harish Boodhoo
(born 1946) 		11 June
1982 		21 August
1983 		Information and Cooperatives PSM A. Jugnauth
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 Sir Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996) 		21 August
1983 		11 December
1988 		PMSD
Beergoonath Ghurburrun[3]
(1928–2013) 		1988 1991 Economic Planning and Development PTR
Sir Satcam Boolell
(1920–2006) 		11 December
1988 		25 February
1990 		PTR
Prem Nababsing
(1940–2017) 		25 February
1990 		20 December
1995 		Health MMM
Cassam Uteem[4]
(born 1941) 		1990 1991 Industry and Industrial Technology MMM
Paul Bérenger
(born 1945) 		20 December
1995 		16 November
1997 		Foreign Affairs, International
and Regional Co-operation 		MMM N. Ramgoolam
Kailash Purryag
(born 1947) 		16 November
1997 		11 September
2000 		Foreign Affairs and International Trade PTR
Paul Bérenger
(born 1945) 		11 September
2000 		30 September
2003 		Finance MMM A. Jugnauth
Pravind Jugnauth
(born 1961) 		30 September
2003 		5 July
2005 		Finance and Economic Development MSM Bérenger
Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun
(born 1934) 		5 July
2005 		5 May
2010 		Public Infrastructure,
Land Transport and Shipping
(until 2008)
Renewable Energy and Public Utilities
(from 2008) 		PTR N. Ramgoolam
5 May
2010 		17 December
2014 		Energy and Public Utilities
Xavier-Luc Duval
(born 1958) 		17 December
2014 		19 December
2016 		Tourism and External Communications PMSD A. Jugnauth
Ivan Collendavelloo
(born 1950) 		20 December
2016 		12 November
2019 		Energy and Public Utilities
Tourism
(until 24 January 2017) 		ML
P. Jugnauth
12 November
2019 		25 June
2020 		Energy and Public Utilities
Louis Steven Obeegadoo 25 June
2020 		22 November
2024 		Energy and Public Utilities PM
Paul Bérenger
(born 1945) 		22 November
2024 		Incumbent Minister without portfolio MMM N. Ramgoolam

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deputy prime ministers of Mauritius.
  1. ^ "Rapport du Pay Research Bureau – Les gros salaires avoisineront Rs 200 000" (in French). Le Défi Media Group. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "The Constitution" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Cassam Uteem : «Navin Ramgoolam m'a appelé…» | 5-Plus Dimanche". www.5plus.mu.
  4. ^ "Cassam Uteem President of Republic of Mauritius, Club de Madrid Member". Club de Madrid.
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