Prime Minister of Mauritius

Prime Minister of Mauritius
Premier Ministre de Maurice (French)
Coat of arms of Mauritius
Flag of Mauritius
Incumbent Pravind Jugnauth since 23 January 2017
Style	The Right Honourable
Residence	Clarisse House (Official)
Nominator	The President who must appoint the MP supporting a clear majority in the National Assembly
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; 56 years ago (1968-03-12)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius
Salary	500,000 Mauritian rupee[1]
Website	Prime Minister Office

Politics of Mauritius
Constitution
Presidency President Prithvirajsing Roopun Vice-President Eddy Boissezon
Government Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Deputy Prime Minister Steven Obeegadoo Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Sooroojdev Phokeer Leader of the Opposition Xavier-Luc Duval
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Rehana Mungly-Gulbul
Elections Political parties Recent elections: 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Constituencies Districts Outer islands
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alan Ganoo Diplomatic missions of / in Mauritius Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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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, Pravind Jugnauth, leader of the MSM, was appointed by the president on 23 January 2017 following the resignation of his father and coalition leader Sir Anerood Jugnauth who held the post following victory of his Alliance in the 2014 general election. 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 for 19 years as prime minister.