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Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be head of state, Queen of Mauritius; the last governor-general, Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, was appointed the first president of Mauritius. The president is elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the vice-president of Mauritius serves as acting head of state. [1] [2]
Mauritius is a parliamentary republic.The prime minister is the head of government, while the president is the head of state and commander-in-chief.The president is required to uphold and defend the Constitution of Mauritius and ensure that the institutions of democracy and rule of law are protected, the fundamental rights of all are respected and the unity of the diverse Mauritian nation is ...
List of heads of state of Mauritius From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
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After the 2014 elections, he was a candidate for vice president, although he was not chosen for the position. [2] In the 2024 elections, Gokhool was a candidate for President of Mauritius and was unanimously elected by members of the National Assembly. [4] In the same elections, Robert Hungley was elected as his vice president.
A presidential election was held in Mauritius on 7 December 2024 to elect the next president. Former minister of education and professor at the University of Mauritius, Dharam Gokhool was elected without contest to serve a five-year term. During the same session, Robert Hungley was elected vice-president. [1] [2]
Jean Robert Yvan Hungley (born 15 February 1957) [1] is a Mauritian politician who has been Vice-President of Mauritius since 7 December 2024. [2] He was born on 15 February 1957 in Rose Hill. [1] He worked in Mauritius Docks. He was elected as municipal councillor for Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in 1995 and 2001. He served as mayor of Beau Bassin ...
Roopun, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, 7 April 2024. Although he was not a candidate at the 2019 general election, soon after he was nominated as the seventh president of Mauritius by the National Assembly on 2 December 2019 and was sworn in on the same day.