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Sir Anerood Jugnauth

The Right Honourable
Sir Anerood Jugnauth
GCSK KCMG QC MP PC
सर अनिरुद्ध जगन्नाथ
Anerood Jugnauth January 2013.jpg
Prime Minister of Mauritius
In office
17 December 2014 – 23 January 2017
President Kailash Purryag
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (Acting)
Ameenah Gurib
Preceded by Navin Ramgoolam
Succeeded by Pravind Jugnauth
In office
17 September 2000 – 30 September 2003
President Cassam Uteem
Angidi Chettiar
Ariranga Pillay
Karl Offmann
Preceded by Navin Ramgoolam
Succeeded by Paul Bérenger
In office
16 June 1982 – 22 December 1995
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
In office
7 October 2003 – 31 March 2012
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
In office
20 December 1976 – 11 June 1982
Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Preceded by Gaetan Duval
Succeeded by Paul Bérenger
Leader of the Militant Socialist Movement
In office
8 April 1983 – February 2003
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Pravind Jugnauth
Member of Parliament
for Piton and Rivière du Rempart
Assumed office
11 December 2014
Preceded by Prathiba Bolah
In office
11 September 2000 – 7 September 2003
Preceded by Deva Virahsawmy
Succeeded by Rajesh Jeetah
In office
20 December 1976 – 20 December 1995
Preceded by Hurry Ramnarain
Succeeded by Deva Virahsawmy
In office
21 October 1963 – 7 August 1967
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Hurry Ramnarain
Personal details
Born (1930-03-29) 29 March 1930 (age 87)
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
Presidential styles of
Anerood Jugnauth
2003 to 2012
Presidential seal
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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