Governor-General of Mauritius
The governor-general of Mauritius (French: gouverneur général de Maurice) was the representative of the Mauritian monarch in Mauritius from the country's independence in 1968 until it became a Commonwealth republic in 1992.[1]
| Governor-General of Mauritius | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Status | Abolished |
| Residence | State House |
| Appointer | Monarch of Mauritius |
| Formation | 12 March 1968 |
| First holder | Sir John Shaw Rennie |
| Final holder | Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo |
| Abolished | 12 March 1992 |
The governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Mauritius, serving at the pleasure of the monarch.
List of governors-general of Mauritius
The following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Mauritius.
Symbols
- ^† Died in office.
Denotes acting governors-general
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
Sir John Rennie (1917–2002) |
12 March 1968 |
3 September 1968 |
175 days | .jpg.webp) Elizabeth II (1968–1992) |
| 2 | |
Sir Leonard Williams (1904–1972) |
3 September 1968 |
27 December 1972[†] |
4 years, 115 days | |
| – |  |
Raman Osman (1902–1992) Acting |
27 December 1972 |
30 January 1973 |
34 days | |
| 3 | |
Sir Raman Osman (1902–1992) |
30 January 1973 |
31 October 1977 |
4 years, 274 days | |
| – | |
Sir Henry Garrioch (1916–2008) Acting |
31 October 1977 |
23 March 1978 |
143 days | |
| – | |
Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay (1919–1999) Acting |
23 March 1978 |
26 April 1979 |
1 year, 34 days | |
| 4 | |
Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay (1919–1999) |
26 April 1979 |
28 December 1983 |
4 years, 246 days | |
| 5 |  |
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985) |
28 December 1983 |
15 December 1985[†] |
1 year, 352 days | |
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Sir Cassam Moollan (1927–2010) Acting |
15 December 1985 |
17 January 1986 |
33 days | |
| 6 |  |
Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000) |
17 January 1986 |
12 March 1992 |
6 years, 55 days | |
References
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- Mauritius Republic Bill [Lords], Hansard, HC Deb 04 June 1992 vol 208 cc1006-19
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