Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH
President of the Republic of Mauritius

President of the Republic of Mauritius

Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH, G.C.S.K, K.C.M.G., Q.C.

Born: 29.3.1930

Education:
Palma Church of England School
Regent College, Quatre Bornes
Lincoln’s Inn, University of London, U.K. 1951-1054
Called to the Bar, 1954
Dr. Honoris Causa, University of Aix-en-Provence, March 1985
Doctor of Civil Law (Honoris Causa), University of Mauritius, May 1985
Queen’s Counsel,1980.

Previous positions held:
Teacher, New Eton College, 1948
Worked in Civil Service 1949
District Magistrate, 1967-1969
Crown Counsel, 1969
Senior Crown Counsel, 1971.


Elected member of the Legislative Council for Pampelmousses / Riviere du Rempart as a candidate of Independent Forward Block (IFB) 1963;
Councillor, Municipality of Vacoas / Phoenix 1964;
Member of Delegation attending Constitutional Conference in London to discuss Independence, 1965;
Minister of State for Development, 1965-1967;
Minister of Labour - resigned and joined bench as District Magistrate, 1967;
Joined Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) 1971;
President of the MMM 1971-1983;
Elected MLA as candidate of MMM, 1976;  
Leader of the Opposition, 1976-82;
Re-elected MLA for Piton / Rivière du Rempart, 11 June 1982, became Prime Minister of Mauritius
Leader of Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) April 1983; 
Re-elected MLA for Piton / Rivière du Rempart in 1983, 1987, 1991 and 2000;  Leader of MSM / MMM Alliance in September 2000 general elections
Re-elected MLA for the Constituency of Piton / Riviere du Rempart, 11 September 2000; 
Prime Minister of Mauritius since 17 September 2000;
Elected President of the Republic of Mauritius on 7th October 2003;

Decorations:
Grand Croix de L’Ordre de la Pleiade 1984; 
Privy Councillor February 1987;
The First Class Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) January 1988; 
Knighted Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) 11 June 1988; 
Grand Officier de L’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur (France) 28 March 1990.

Marital Status: Married, two children.

Formal address of the President of the Republic is:

Sir Anerood Jugnauth, G.C.S.K., K.C.M.G., P.C., Q.C.
Office of the President
State House
Reduit
Republic of Mauritius

Tel: (230)4543021
Fax: (230)4545370
 

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