The known and sometimes formally documented history of Mauritius begins with its possible discovery by Austronesians under the Austronesian expansion from pre-Han Taiwan,circa 1500 to 1000 BCE,and then by Arabs,,followed by Portuguese and its appearance on European maps in the early 16th century. Mauritius was successively colonized by the Netherlands,France and Great Britain,and became independent on 12 March 1968.
Politics of Mauritius takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The separation of powers is among the three branches of the Government of Mauritius,namely the legislative,the executive and the Judiciary,is embedded in the Constitution of Mauritius. Being a Westminster system of government,Mauritius's unicameral house of parliament officially,the National Assembly,is supreme. It elects the President and the Prime Minister. While the President is voted by a single majority of votes in the house,the Prime Minister is the MP who supports a majority in the house. The President is the Head of State while the prime minister has full executive power and is the Head of Government who is assisted by a council of Ministers. Mauritius has a multi-party system. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Mauritius a "full democracy" in 2022.
Sir Anerood Jugnauth,GCSK,PV,was a Mauritian statesman,politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton &Riviere Du Rempart. A central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and 1990s,he was Leader of the Opposition from 1976 to 1982. He served four consecutive terms as prime minister from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003. He was then elected as President and served as such from 2003 to 2012. Following his party's victory in the 2014 general elections,he served his sixth and final term as prime minister becoming the longest serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam,who held the office for 14 years.
Paul Raymond Bérenger is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. He has been Leader of the Opposition on several occasions –from 1983 to 1987,1997 to 2000,2005 to 2006,2007 to 2013,October 2013 to 15 September 2014,and again from December 2014 to December 2016 where he was replaced by Xavier-Luc Duval. Following his party's defeat in the 2014 general elections,he became Leader of the Opposition for the sixth time,making him the longest ever to serve in this constitutional position. He was also Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2003,and he was a cabinet minister in the government of Anerood Jugnauth in 1982 and 1991. Bérenger,a Christian of Franco-Mauritian descent,has been the only non-Hindu Prime Minister of Mauritius,or,more particularly,the only Prime Minister who has not belonged to the Jugnauth or Ramgoolam families.
Since 1967,Mauritius has experienced 12 free and fair democratic general elections to choose a government.
Navinchandra Ramgoolam,GCSK,FRCP,is a Mauritian politician who was the former Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2005 to 2014 and leader of the Labour Party (Mauritius). He was Leader of the Opposition from 1991 to 1995. He served as Prime Minister for the first time from December 1995 until September 2000,and then became Leader of the Opposition again from October 2000 to the Fourth of July 2005. On 5 July 2005,he became prime minister for a second term after his coalition,"Alliance Sociale" won the general elections. He was re-elected Prime Minister from 2005 to 2014,when he was defeated.
The Militant Socialist Movement is a centre-left political party in Mauritius. It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius,winning 42 of the 69 seats in the 2019 general elections. It also holds the largest number of seats in all city/town councils through the country with 60 councillors out of 120.
The prime minister of Mauritius is the head of government of Mauritius. He presides over the Cabinet of Ministers,which advises the president of the country and is collectively responsible to the National Assembly for any advice given and for all action done by or under the authority of any minister in the execution of his office.
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician serving as the prime minister of Mauritius since January 2017. Jugnauth has been the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party since April 2003. He has held a number of ministerial portfolios and also been Leader of the Opposition.
Ashock Kumar Jugnauth,also known as Ashok Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician and former Member of Parliament.
The Militant Socialist Movement/Mauritian Militant Movement (MSM/MMM) is coalition party that formed the government of the Republic of Mauritius from September 2000 to July 2005. The coalition has been reformed in April 2012 after an electoral agreement between the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) and Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) was made with Sir Anerood Jugnauth as leader. The agreements remain the same,30 seats for the MMM and 30 seats for the MSM. It has also been conveyed that SAJ would be prime minister for 3 years and Paul Berenger would take over for the rest of the parliamentary term if the coalition wins the next general elections. It has also been agreed that Pravind Jugnauth who is leader of the MSM will not be in the Front Bench of the coalition in an eventual government of the MSM/MMM. This is because he has been provisionally charged with using office for gratification by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. He will therefore seat as a back-bencher until he is dismissed from all accusations.
The L'Alliance de L'avenir was a political alliance in Mauritius which was formed in 2010 in respect for the next parliamentary elections which were held on 5 May 2010. It is an alliance of the Labour Party,Mouvement Socialiste Militant and Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate. It was formed by the prime minister Dr. Navin Ramgoolam and is led by three other people,namely Rashid Beebeejaun,Xavier-Luc Duval and Pravind Jugnauth.
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Mauritius is a ministerial department found in the Cabinet of the government of the republic. It is considered as the most executive and important ministry in the cabinet after the Prime Minister's Office. The minister of finance is the most desirable position in the cabinet of the country except of the prime minister. Most of the times being the Deputy Prime Minister or any other senior member of the cabinet. Created along with the cabinet on 7 July 1968,since then it is found in the cabinet.
Rajkeswur Purryag,GCSK is a former Mauritian politician who served as the fifth president of Mauritius from 2012 to May 2015. He was elected president of Mauritius by the National Assembly and took office on 21 July 2012. He succeeded Sir Anerood Jugnauth,who spent nine years as president from 2003 until resigning in March 2012. Kailash Purryag previously served as Member of Parliament,Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly;he made his debut in the political arena at an early age in 1976.
Santi Bai 'Maya' Hanoomanjee GCSK is the High Commissioner of Mauritius to India. She is a Mauritian politician and former Civil Servant who was the speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius from December 2014 to November 2019. She was the first woman to hold this constitutional office and accordingly was the highest ranked female in the republic. She is a former Minister of Health of Mauritius who served from 11 May 2010 until the coalition government of Mauritian Labour Party &Militant Socialist Movement dissolved in July 2011. She served in Navin Ramgoolam's Cabinet. She served as 2nd Member of Parliament elected in constituency no 14,Black River &La Savanne from 2005 to 2014. She is a member of the MSM and was the first woman to hold the office of Speaker.
Corruption in Mauritius follows the familiar patterns of state-based corruption,namely government officials abusing their political powers for private gain in the country of Mauritius.
General elections were held in Mauritius on 10 December 2014 and resulted in a landslide victory for the Alliance Lepep coalition,which secured 47 of the elected seats under the leadership of Sir Anerood Jugnauth,while the PTR–MMM alliance under Navin Ramgoolam only got 13 seats.
General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 November 2019. The result was a victory for the Mauritian Alliance,a coalition of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM),Muvman Liberater,Alan Ganoo Movement and Plateforme Militante,which won 42 of the 70 seats. Pravind Jugnauth of the MSM remained Prime Minister.
Events in the year 2021 in Mauritius.
Kobita Jugnauth Ahir (Yadav) (née Ramdanee) is the wife of Pravind Jugnauth,the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) and current Prime Minister of Mauritius.
