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{{Infobox official post
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|post = Deputy Prime Minister
|post = Deputy Prime Minister
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|incumbentsince = 22 November 2024
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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>
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{{Politics of Mauritius}}
{{Politics of Mauritius}}


The '''Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius''' ({{lang-fr|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 of Mauritius|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.
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" |Incumbent
{{legend|{{party color|Muslim Committee of Action}}|[[Muslim Committee of Action]] (CAM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
{{legend|{{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}}|[[Mauritian Social Democrat Party]] (PMSD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|red|[[Parti Socialiste Mauricien]] (PSM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}}|[[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour Party]] (MLP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}}|[[Mauritian Militant Movement]] (MMM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Militant Socialist Movement}}|[[Militant Socialist Movement]] (MSM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#B23070|[[Muvman Liberater]] (ML)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{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
! colspan="2" |Tenure
! rowspan="2" |Other ministerial offices<br />held while in post
! rowspan="2" |Ministerial posts<br />held in office
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Political<br />affiliation
! rowspan="2" |Political<br />party
! rowspan="2" |[[Prime Minister of Mauritius|Prime Minister]]
! rowspan="2" |Prime<br />Minister
|-
|-
!Took office
! Took office
!Left office
! Left office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10|'''[[Mauritius (1968–1992)]]'''
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Muslim Committee of Action}};" |
| [[Abdool Razack Mohamed|Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Abdool Razack Mohamed|Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed]]<br/>{{small|(1906–1978)}}
| 12 March 1968
| {{small|12 March}}<br/>1968
| 20 December 1976
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1976
|
|
| style="background: {{party color|Muslim Committee of Action}};" |
| [[Muslim Committee of Action|CAM]]
| [[Muslim Committee of Action|CAM]]
| rowspan=2| [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam|Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam|S. Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};" |
| [[Gaëtan Duval|Sir Gaëtan Duval]]
| [[File:Gaetan Duval.jpg|60px]]
| {{CSS image crop|Image = Gaetan Duval.jpg|bSize =100|cWidth=70|cHeight=90|oTop=0|oLeft=0}}
| [[Gaëtan Duval|Sir Gaëtan Duval]]<br/>{{small|(1930–1996)}}
| 20 December 1976
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1976
| 11 June 1982
| {{small|11 June}}<br/>1982
|
|
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Social Democrat Party}};" |
| [[Mauritian Social Democrat Party|PMSD]]
|-
|-
| [[Harish Boodhoo]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| 11 June 1982
| 21 August 1983
|
| style="background: red" |
| style="background: red" |
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Harish Boodhoo]]<br/>{{small|(born 1946)}}
| {{small|11 June}}<br/>1982
| {{small|21 August}}<br/>1983
| {{small|Information and Cooperatives}}
| [[Parti Socialiste Mauricien|PSM]]
| [[Parti Socialiste Mauricien|PSM]]
| rowspan=6| [[Anerood Jugnauth|Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Anerood Jugnauth|A. Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};" |
| [[Gaëtan Duval|Sir Gaëtan Duval]]
| [[File:Gaetan Duval.jpg|60px]]
| {{CSS image crop|Image = Gaetan Duval.jpg|bSize =100|cWidth=70|cHeight=90|oTop=0|oLeft=0}}
| [[Gaëtan Duval|Sir Gaëtan Duval]]<br/>{{small|(1930–1996)}}
| 21 August 1983
| {{small|21 August}}<br/>1983
| 11 December 1988
| {{small|11 December}}<br/>1988
|
|
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Social Democrat Party}};" |
| [[Mauritian Social Democrat Party|PMSD]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| [[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>
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[File:Dr.Beergoonath.png|70px]]
| [[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)}}
| 1988
| 1988
| 1991
| 1991
| Minister of Economic Planning and Development
| {{small|Economic Planning and Development}}
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| [[Satcam Boolell|Sir Satcam Boolell]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Satcam Boolell|Sir Satcam Boolell]]<br/>{{small|(1920–2006)}}
| 11 December 1988
| {{small|11 December}}<br/>1988
| 25 February 1990
| {{small|25 February}}<br/>1990
|
|
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[Prem Nababsing]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[Prem Nababsing]]<br/>{{small|(1940–2017)}}
| 25 February 1990
| {{small|25 February}}<br/>1990
| 12 March 1992
| {{small|20 December}}<br/>1995
|
| {{small|Health}}
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
|-
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[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>
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| [[File:Cassam Uteem (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[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)}}
| 1990
| 1990
| 1991
| 1991
| Minister of Industry and Industrial Technology
| {{small|Industry and Industrial Technology}}
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan=10|'''[[Mauritius|Republic of Mauritius]]'''
|-
|-
| [[Prem Nababsing]]
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| Continued
| 20 December 1995
|
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Anerood Jugnauth|Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
|-
| [[Paul Bérenger]]
| [[File:Paul Bérenger.png|60px]]
| 20 December 1995
| 16 November 1997
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade|Minister of Foreign Affairs, International & Regional Co-operation
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| 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|20 December}}<br/>1995
| {{small|16 November}}<br/>1997
| {{small|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mauritius)|Foreign Affairs, International<br/>and Regional Co-operation]]}}
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| rowspan=2| [[Navin Ramgoolam|Dr. Navin Ramgoolam]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Navin Ramgoolam|N. Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
| [[Kailash Purryag]]
| [[File:Kailash Purryag September 2014.jpg|60px]]
| 16 November 1997
| 11 September 2000
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade|Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| [[File:Kailash Purryag September 2014.jpg|70px]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
| [[Kailash Purryag]]<br/>{{small|(born 1947)}}
| {{small|16 November}}<br/>1997
| {{small|11 September}}<br/>2000
| {{small|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mauritius)|Foreign Affairs and International Trade]]}}
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
|-
|-
| [[Paul Bérenger]]
| [[File:Paul Bérenger.png|60px]]
| 11 September 2000
| 30 September 2003
| [[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Minister of Finance]]
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}};" |
| 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|11 September}}<br/>2000
| {{small|30 September}}<br/>2003
| {{small|[[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Finance]]}}
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Anerood Jugnauth|Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
| [[Anerood Jugnauth|A. Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| [[Pravind Jugnauth]]
| [[File:Pravind Jugnauth.jpg|60px]]
| 30 September 2003
| 5 July 2005
| [[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Minister of Finance]]
| style="background: {{party color|Militant Socialist Movement}};" |
| style="background: {{party color|Militant Socialist Movement}};" |
| [[File:Pravind Jugnauth.jpg|70px]]
| [[Pravind Jugnauth]]<br/>{{small|(born 1961)}}
| {{small|30 September}}<br/>2003
| {{small|5 July}}<br/>2005
| {{small|[[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Mauritius)|Finance and Economic Development]]}}
| [[Militant Socialist Movement|MSM]]
| [[Militant Socialist Movement|MSM]]
| [[Paul Bérenger]]
| [[Paul Bérenger|Bérenger]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Rashid Beebeejaun|Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun]]
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Rashid Beebeejaun|Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun]]<br/>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| 5 July 2005
| {{small|5 July}}<br/>2005
| 5 May 2010
| {{small|5 May}}<br/>2010
| 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)
| {{small|Public Infrastructure,<br/>Land Transport and Shipping<br />(until 2008)<br />Renewable Energy and Public Utilities<br />(from 2008)}}
| rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|MLP]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|PTR]]
| rowspan=2| [[Navin Ramgoolam|Dr. Navin Ramgoolam]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Navin Ramgoolam|N. Ramgoolam]]
|-
|-
| 5 May 2010
| {{small|5 May}}<br/>2010
| 17 December 2014
| {{small|17 December}}<br/>2014
| {{small|Energy and Public Utilities}}
| 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}};" |
| [[Xavier-Luc Duval]]
| [[File:Xavier-Luc Duval - World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 crop.jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Xavier-Luc Duval - World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 crop.jpg|70px]]
| [[Xavier-Luc Duval]]<br/>{{small|(born 1958)}}
| 17 December 2014
| 19 December 2016
| {{small|17 December}}<br/>2014
| {{small|19 December}}<br/>2016
| [[Ministry of Tourism and Leisure|Minister of Tourism & External Communications]]
| {{small|[[Ministry of Tourism and Leisure|Tourism and External Communications]]}}
| style="background: {{party color|Mauritian Social Democrat Party}};" |
| [[Mauritian Social Democrat Party|PMSD]]
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| rowspan=2| [[Anerood Jugnauth|Sir Anerood Jugnauth]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Anerood Jugnauth|A. Jugnauth]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Muvman Liberater}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Ivan Collendavelloo]]
| rowspan=2| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| rowspan=2| 20 December 2016
| rowspan="3" | [[Ivan Collendavelloo]]<br/>{{small|(born 1950)}}
| rowspan=2| 25 June 2020
| rowspan="2" | {{small|20 December}}<br/>2016
| 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=2| ML
| rowspan="3" | [[Muvman Liberater|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]]
| [[Louis Steven Obeegadoo]]
| {{small|25 June}}<br/>2020
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]
| {{small|22 November}}<br/>2024
| 25 June 2020
| {{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
| Incumbent
| Minister of Energy & Public Utilities
| {{small|Minister without portfolio}}
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| style="background: #9BA367;" |
| [[Navin Ramgoolam|N. Ramgoolam]]
| PM
|-
|}
|}


== See also ==
;Parties
{{legend|{{party color|Muslim Committee of Action}}|[[Muslim Committee of Action]] (CAM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Mauritian Social Democrat Party}}|[[Mauritian Social Democrat Party]] (PMSD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|red|[[Parti Socialiste Mauricien]] (PSM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}}|[[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour Party]] (MLP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}}|[[Mauritian Militant Movement]] (MMM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Militant Socialist Movement}}|[[Militant Socialist Movement]] (MSM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#B23070|[[Muvman Liberater]] (ML)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#9BA367|Plateforme Militante (PM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Africa|Politics}}
{{Portal|Africa|Politics}}
* [[President of Mauritius]]
* [[President of Mauritius]]

Latest revision as of 18:47, 29 November 2024

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]
Politics of Mauritius
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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

[edit]

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

[edit]
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
Gaetan Duval.jpg
 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
Gaetan Duval.jpg
 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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  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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