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Governor-General of Mauritius

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Governor-General of Mauritius
StyleHis Excellency
StatusAbolished
ResidenceState House
AppointerMonarch of Mauritius
Formation12 March 1968
First holderSir John Shaw Rennie
Final holderSir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Abolished12 March 1992

The governor-general of Mauritius (French: gouverneur général de Maurice) was the viceregal representative of the Mauritian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II in Mauritius from the country's independence on 12 March 1968 until it became a Commonwealth republic on 12 March 1992.[1]

The governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Mauritius, serving at the pleasure of the monarch.

Prior to the Independence of Mauritius this position was known as Governor of Mauritius since December 1810.

List of governors-general of Mauritius

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Symbols

^† Died in office.
  Denotes acting governors-general
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Monarch
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir John Rennie
(1917–2002)
12 March
1968
3 September
1968
175 days
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
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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  1. ^ Mauritius Republic Bill [Lords], Hansard, HC Deb 04 June 1992 vol 208 cc1006-19