| Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
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| Premier Ministre de Maurice (French) | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Seat | New Treasury Building, Treasury Building, Intendance Street, Port Louis |
| Nominator | The President who must appoint the MP supporting a clear majority in the National Assembly |
| Appointer | The President of Mauritius |
| Term length | At The President's Pleasure serving as long as the office holder has a majority in the National Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Formation | 12 March 1968 |
| First holder | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
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| Salary | 500,000 Mauritian rupee[1] |
| Website | Prime Minister Office |
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The prime minister of Mauritius (French: Premier Ministre de Maurice) 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.
The position is the most powerful constitutional office of the country. This is mainly because the office is amalgamated with other functions whereby conventions, the office holder is also the minister of defense & home affairs (which makes the office holder responsible for law and order, internal security, defense, the armed forces and intelligence services), the leader of the National Assembly (which makes the office holder responsible for setting the agenda for parliament) and minister for Rodrigues & dependencies (which makes the office holder responsible for + occupancy, administration of local dependencies and their defense). It is also inter-alia, the head of government and presides over the cabinet of ministers. It is second in the order of precedence just after the president and enjoys relative importance in the public as the office holder is usually the leader of the party/alliance that wins an election.
The current prime minister of Mauritius is Navin Ramgoolam, leader of the Labour Party; he was appointed by president Prithvirajsing Roopun on 12 November 2024, following the resignation of prime minister Pravind Jugnauth.[2][3][4] The official residence of the prime minister during his term in office is the Clarisse House, the Prime Minister's Office is located in Port Louis. The longest serving prime minister is Anerood Jugnauth, who held the office of prime minister for about 19 years; if Navin Ramgoolam stays in office for a complete term, he will overtake Anerood Jugnauth.
- ^ Walter, Karen (16 July 2017). "Salaires des dirigeants: le PM mieux payé que Putin et Modi". L'Express. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mauritius-opposition-leader-navin-ramgoolam-appointed-pm-presidency-says-2024-11-12/. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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- ^ "Mauritius election: Government suffers electoral wipeout". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.