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Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius)

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Field	Value
post	Leader of the Opposition
body	Mauritius
native_name	Leader de l'opposition
insignia	Coat of arms of Mauritius (Original version).svg
insigniasize	100px
insigniacaption	Coat of arms of Mauritius
reports_to	President of Mauritius
image	Joe Lesjongard (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Joe Lesjongard
incumbentsince	15 November 2024
style	The Honourable
appointer	President of Mauritius
termlength	While leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly that is not in government
inaugural	Sir Gaëtan Duval
formation	12 March 1968
salary	Rs 1.9 Million

The leader of the opposition () of the Republic of Mauritius is the Member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in Mauritius. The leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly that is not in government.

This office is a constitutional one guaranteed by the laws of the country. The incumbent officeholder automatically becomes 7th in the order of precedence. The current leader of the opposition is Georges Pierre Lesjongard, more commonly known as Joe Lesjongard, who was appointed on 15 November 2024.

Overview

The political party or party alliance which wins the majority of seats in Parliament forms the government and its leader usually becomes the prime minister. The prime minister selects the members of the composition of the Cabinet from elected members of the Assembly, except for the attorney general who may not be an elected member of the Assembly. The political party or alliance which has the second-largest majority forms the Official Opposition and its leader is normally nominated by the president of the Republic as the leader of the opposition.

According to Section 73 of the Constitution of Mauritius, there shall be a leader of the opposition who shall be appointed by the president, where the president has occasion to appoint a leader of the opposition, he shall in his own deliberate judgment appoint –

(b) where there is no such party, the member of the Assembly whose appointment would, in the judgment of the president, be most acceptable to the leaders in the Assembly of the opposition parties:

Provided that, where occasion arises for making an appointment while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a member of the Assembly immediately before the dissolution may be appointed leader of the opposition.}}

List of leaders of the opposition

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Tenure	Party	Took office	Left office
1	[[File:Gaëtan Duval 1983.tiff	70px]]	Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996)	1967	7 August
1967	1 December
1969	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};"		PMSD
2	[[File:No image.png	70px]]	Maurice Lesage
(1923–1992)	1 December
1969	October
1973	UDM
3	[[File:No image.png	70px]]	Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
(1907–1977)	23 October
1973	23 December
1976	Independent Forward Bloc}};"		IFB
4	[[File:Anerood Jugnauth, 1980s.jpg	70px]]	Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)	1976	23 December
1976	11 June
1982	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
(1)	[[File:Gaëtan Duval 1983.tiff	70px]]	Sir Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996)	1982	11 June
1982	21 August
1983	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};"		PMSD
5	[[File:Paul Bérenger, 1980s.jpg	70px]]	Paul Bérenger
(born 1945)	1983	21 August
1983	15 September
1987	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
6	[[File:Prem Nababsing, 1994.jpg	70px]]	Prem Nababsing
(1940–2017)	1987	15 September
1987	18 August
1990
7	[[File:Satcam Boollel, 1980s.jpg	70px]]	Sir Satcam Boolell
(1920–2006)	18 August
1990	15 September
1991	Labour Party (Mauritius)}};"		PTr
8	[[File:Navin Ramgoolam, 1995.jpg	70px]]	Navin Ramgoolam
(born 1947)	1991	15 September
1991	20 December
1995	Labour Party (Mauritius)}};"		PTr
(1)	[[File:Gaëtan Duval 1983.tiff	70px]]	Sir Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996)	1995	20 December
1995	5 May
1996	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};"		PMSD
9	[[File:Nicolas Von Mally, 2020.jpg	70px]]	Nicolas Von Mally	18 May
1996	5 July
1997	Rodrigues Movement}};"		MR
(5)	[[File:Paul Berenger in1992 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Paul Bérenger
(born 1945)	5 July
1997	11 September
2000	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
(8)	[[File:Navin Ramgoolam, 1998.jpg	70px]]	Navin Ramgoolam
(born 1947)	2000	11 September
2000	5 July
2005	Labour Party (Mauritius)}};"		PTr
(5)	[[File:Paul Berenger, March 2005.jpg	70px]]	title=List of Honourable Members - National Assembly Elections 2019	url=https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/mauritiusassembly/index.php/hon-members-2019/	access-date=3 March 2025	website=mauritiusassembly.govmu.org	publisher=Mauritius National Assembly}}
(born 1945)	2005	5 July
2005	4 April
2006	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
10	[[File:Nando Bodha (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Nando Bodha
(born 1954)	4 April
2006	24 September
2007	Militant Socialist Movement}};"		MSM
(5)	[[File:Paul Berenger, March 2005.jpg	70px]]	Paul Bérenger
(born 1945)	2010	25 September
2007	28 January
2013	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
11	[[File:Alan Ganoo, 2013.jpg	70px]]	Alan Ganoo
(born 1951)	28 January
2013	1 October
2013	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
(5)	[[File:Paul Bérenger, 2014.jpg	70px]]	Paul Bérenger
(born 1945)	1 October
2013	15 September
2014	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
12	[[File:Pravind Jugnauth, 2017.jpg	70px]]	Pravind Jugnauth
(born 1961)	15 September
2014	13 December
2014	Militant Socialist Movement}};"		MSM
(5)	[[File:Paul Bérenger, 2014.jpg	70px]]	Paul Bérenger
(born 1945)	2014	22 December
2014	20 December
2016	Mauritian Militant Movement}};"		MMM
13	[[File:Xavier-Luc Duval, 2024.jpg	70px]]	Xavier-Luc Duval
(born 1958)	20 December
2016	14 November
2019	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};"		PMSD
14	[[File:Arvin Boolell.jpg	70px]]	Arvin Boolell
(born 1953)	2019	14 November
2019	1 March
2021	Labour Party (Mauritius)}};"		PTr
(13)	[[File:Xavier-Luc Duval, 2024.jpg	70px]]	Xavier-Luc Duval
(born 1958)	4 March
2021	15 April
2024	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}};"		PMSD
15	[[File:Shakeel Mohamed 2025.jpg	70px]]	Shakeel Mohamed
(born 1968)	15 April
2024	3 June
2024	Labour Party (Mauritius)}};"		PTr
(14)	[[File:Arvin Boolell.jpg	70px]]	Arvin Boolell
(born 1953)	3 June
2024	12 November
2024	Labour Party (Mauritius)}};"		PTr
16	[[File:Joe Lesjongard (cropped).jpg	70px]]	title=Hon.Members - Mauritius National Assembly	url=https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/mauritiusassembly/index.php/hon-members/	access-date=20 April 2025	website=mauritiusassembly.govmu.org	publisher=Mauritius National Assembly}}
2024	15 November
2024	Incumbent	Militant Socialist Movement}};"		MSM

Timeline

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References

"National Assembly - Introduction". Government of Mauritius.
"Leader of Opposition". Government of Mauritius.
Houbert, Jean. (April 1994). "Sydney Selvon, Historical Dictionary of Mauritius, second edition. London: Scarecrow Press, 1991, 285 pp., £26.25, ISBN 0 8108 2480 9.". Africa.
"Mauritius: New Leader of the Opposition". Africa Intelligence.
"List of Honourable Members - National Assembly Elections 2019". Mauritius National Assembly.
"Hon.Members - Mauritius National Assembly". Mauritius National Assembly.

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