Anerood Jugnauth

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The Right Honourable Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK PV KCMG QC PC
Jugnauth in ICJ in 2017
4th President of Mauritius
In office 7 October 2003 – 31 March 2012
Prime Minister	Paul Bérenger Navin Ramgoolam
Vice President	Raouf Bundhun Angidi Chettiar Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
Preceded by	Karl Offmann
Succeeded by	Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (acting)
2nd Prime Minister of Mauritius
In office 17 December 2014 – 23 January 2017
President	Kailash Purryag Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (acting) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Preceded by	Navin Ramgoolam
Succeeded by	Pravind Jugnauth
In office 12 September 2000 – 30 September 2003
President	Cassam Uteem Angidi Chettiar Ariranga Pillay Karl Offmann
Preceded by	Navin Ramgoolam
Succeeded by	Paul Bérenger
In office 30 June 1982 – 20 December 1995
Monarch	Elizabeth II (1982–1992)
President	Veerasamy Ringadoo Cassam Uteem
Gov.‑General	Dayendranath Burrenchobay Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Veerasamy Ringadoo
Preceded by	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Succeeded by	Navin Ramgoolam
4th Leader of the Opposition
In office 20 December 1976 – 11 June 1982
Prime Minister	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Preceded by	Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
Succeeded by	Gaetan Duval
Leader of the Militant Socialist Movement
In office 8 April 1983 – 30 October 2003
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Pravind Jugnauth
Member of Parliament for Piton and Rivière du Rempart
In office 11 December 2014 – 7 November 2019
Preceded by	Prathiba Bolah
Succeeded by	Manish Gobin
In office 11 September 2000 – 7 September 2003
Preceded by	Deva Virahsawmy
Succeeded by	Rajesh Jeetah
In office 20 December 1976 – 20 December 1995
Preceded by	Hurry Ramnarain
Succeeded by	Deva Virahsawmy
In office 21 October 1963 – 7 August 1967
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hurry Ramnarain
Personal details
Born	(1930-03-29)29 March 1930 Palma, British Mauritius
Died	3 June 2021(2021-06-03) (aged 91) Floréal, Mauritius
Political party	Independent Forward Bloc (before 1965) All Mauritius Hindu Congress (1965–1967) Mauritian Militant Movement (1969–1982) Militant Socialist Movement (1982–2003)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2003–2012; 1967–1969)
Spouse	Sarojini Ballah ​ (m. 1956)​
Children	2, including Pravind[1]
Alma mater	Inns of Court School of Law

Sir Anerood Jugnauth,^[2] GCSK, PV, KCMG, PC, QC (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) 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^[3][4] 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 nation's longest serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure, overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who held the office for 14 years.

Under Jugnauth's leadership, his party/alliances won 5 general parliamentary elections in a row in 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, and 1991.^[5] He then led the MMM in its first electoral campaign and was presented as prime minister in 1976. The MMM won but could not govern due to a hung parliament and Jugnauth became Leader of the Opposition up to 1982 where the MMM-PSM alliance won all the seats. He became prime minister up to 1995. He was appointed again as prime minister in 2000 and finally as President in 2003.

Jugnauth was a cabinet minister during the leadership of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam from 1965 up to 1969. In 1970, he moved out and went to the newly created political party of the Mauritian Militant Movement, where he eventually became its leader in 1982. He created his own political party called Militant Socialist Movement in 1983 and was once more elected. His party remained in power up to 1995.

Jugnauth founded the Militant Socialist Movement party in 1983.^[6] He was honoured with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards for his continued support for India's causes and concerns and for strengthening India's relationship with Mauritius. Following his tenure as President, Jugnauth led an alliance known as "L'Alliance LEPEP" which won the 2014 general elections. He resigned in January 2017 and was succeeded by his son Pravind Jugnauth as prime minister.

Jugnauth was made Queen's Counsel in 1980 and was made a member of the Privy Council in 1983. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 when Mauritius was still one of the Queen's realms.