Anerood Jugnauth
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The Right Honourable Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK KCMG QC MP PC |
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| सर अनिरुद्ध जगन्नाथ | |
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| Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
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In office 17 December 2014 – 23 January 2017 |
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| President |
Kailash Purryag Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (Acting) Ameenah Gurib |
| Preceded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
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In office 17 September 2000 – 30 September 2003 |
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| President |
Cassam Uteem Angidi Chettiar Ariranga Pillay Karl Offmann |
| Preceded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Paul Bérenger |
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In office 16 June 1982 – 22 December 1995 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II (1982–1992) |
| President |
Veerasamy Ringadoo Cassam Uteem |
| Governor General |
Dayendranath Burrenchobay Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Veerasamy Ringadoo |
| Preceded by | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| President of Mauritius | |
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In office 7 October 2003 – 31 March 2012 |
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| 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) |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 20 December 1976 – 11 June 1982 |
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| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Gaetan Duval |
| Succeeded by | Paul Bérenger |
| Leader of the Militant Socialist Movement | |
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In office 8 April 1983 – February 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Member of Parliament for Piton and Rivière du Rempart |
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Assumed office 11 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Prathiba Bolah |
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In office 11 September 2000 – 7 September 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Deva Virahsawmy |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Jeetah |
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In office 20 December 1976 – 20 December 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Hurry Ramnarain |
| Succeeded by | Deva Virahsawmy |
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In office 21 October 1963 – 7 August 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hurry Ramnarain |
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29 March 1930 La Caverne, Mauritius |
| Political party | Independent Forward Block (Before 1965) All Hindu Congress (1965–1970) Mauritian Militant Movement (1970–1982) Militant Socialist Movement (1983–2003; 2012–present) Independent (2003–2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarojini Ballah |
| Children | 2 (including Pravind) |
| Alma mater | Inns of Court School of Law |
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Presidential styles of Anerood Jugnauth 2003 to 2012 |
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| Reference style | His Excellency, The Right Honourable Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of the Republic of Mauritius |
| Spoken style | President Jugnauth |
| Alternative style | Mr. President |
Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK, KCMG, QC, MP, PC (born 29 March 1930) is a Mauritian politician who served as both President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He is Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. Since 2017 he has been Minister Mentor, Minister of Rodrigues and Defence in the cabinet of his son, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth.
A central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and 1990s, Jugnauth has continuously (except for the periods 1995–2000 and 2012–2014) held a constitutional office since 1976. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1976 to 1982. He served as Prime Minister from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003. He was then elected as President of Mauritius and served as such from 2003 to 2012. Following his party's victory in the 2014 general elections, he was appointed again to serve his sixth term as Prime Minister by President Kailash Purryag on 14 December 2014.
He served four consecutive terms as Prime Minister from 1982 to 1995 and was then voted out of office from 1995 to 2000. He is the longest serving prime minister with more than 16 years of tenure thus overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who held the office for 14 years. As leader of the Militant Socialist Movement, he became Prime Minister again, for a fifth term, after the 2000 election. His alliance partner, Paul Bérenger of the Mauritian Militant Movement, succeeded him in 2003 after serving as Jugnauth's deputy for three years. Jugnauth was then elected President in 2003. Often nicknamed as Rambo (a film character known to be unbeatable), he maintained a historical political career as, under his leadership, his party/alliances won 5 general parliamentary elections in a row, those in 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991. His party/alliances won 7 general elections (out of 8) where he was leader and presented as prime ministerial candidate. He is also the only Mauritian who served as an elected member on each level in the country as he first served as village & town Councillor (being elected as a Councillor for Palma village in 1956 and again Councillor for the town of Vacoas-Phoenix in 1964). He then served as a Member of Parliament (elected in 1963), became Minister of State in 1965 which preceded his appointment as Minister of Labour in 1966 by Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. 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 President in 2003. He is the only prime minister to have had a sibling and his son in his own cabinet from 2000 to 2003.
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