Governor-General of Mauritius

Governor-General of Mauritius
Coat of arms of Mauritius
Flag of the governor-general
Style	His Excellency
Status	Abolished
Residence	State House
Appointer	Monarch of Mauritius
Formation	12 March 1968
First holder	Sir John Shaw Rennie
Final holder	Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Abolished	12 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

The following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Mauritius.

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^† Died in office.

Denotes acting governors-general

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch (Reign)
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

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^ Mauritius Republic Bill [Lords], Hansard, HC Deb 04 June 1992 vol 208 cc1006-19

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Sir John Shaw Rennie Sir Leonard Williams Sir Raman Osman Sir Henry Garrioch Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Sir Cassam Moollan Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
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