Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius) explained

Post:	Leader of the Opposition
Body:	the Republic of Mauritius
Native Name:	Chef de l'opposition
Flag:	Flag of Mauritius.svg
Flagsize:	100px
Flagcaption:	Flag of Mauritius
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Mauritius (Original version).svg
Insigniasize:	100px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of Mauritius
Reports To:	The President of the Republic of Mauritius
Incumbent:	Shakeel Mohamed
Incumbentsince:	15 April 2024
Style:	The Honourable
Appointer:	The President of the Republic 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 (French: Leader de l'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 Shakeel Mohamed who was appointed on April 15, 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.^[1]

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 –

List of leaders of the opposition

No.	Leader	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
Mauritius (1968–1992)
1.	Sir Gaëtan Duval		7 August 1967	23 December 1969	1967		Mauritian Social Democrat Party
2.	Maurice Lesage ^[2]		1969	October 1973		Union Démocratique Mauricienne (UDM)
3.	Sookdeo Bissoondoyal		23 October 1973	23 December 1976			Independent Forward Bloc (IFB)
4.	Sir Anerood Jugnauth		23 December 1976	11 June 1982	1976		Mauritian Militant Movement
(1)	Sir Gaëtan Duval		11 June 1982	21 August 1983	1982		Mauritian Social Democrat Party
5.	Paul Bérenger		21 August 1983	15 September 1987	1983		Mauritian Militant Movement
6.	Prem Nababsing		15 September 1987	15 September 1991	1987
7.	Dr. Navin Ramgoolam		15 September 1991	Continued	1991		Labour Party
Republic of Mauritius (from 12 March 1992 onwards)
7.	Dr. Navin Ramgoolam		Continued	20 December 1995			Labour Party
8.	Nicholas Von Mally		20 December 1995	11 September 1997	1995		Rodrigues Movement
(5)	Paul Bérenger		11 September 1997	11 September 2000			Mauritian Militant Movement
(7)	Dr. Navin Ramgoolam		11 September 2000	5 July 2005	2000		Labour Party
(5)	Paul Bérenger		5 July 2005	4 April 2006	2005		Mauritian Militant Movement
9.	Nando Bodha		4 April 2006	27 September 2007			Militant Socialist Movement
(5)	Paul Bérenger		27 September 2007	23 January 2013	2010		Mauritian Militant Movement
10.	Alan Ganoo		23 January 2013	1 October 2013			Mauritian Militant Movement
(5)	Paul Bérenger		1 October 2013	15 September 2014			Mauritian Militant Movement
11.	Pravind Jugnauth		15 September 2014	17 December 2014			Militant Socialist Movement
(5)	Paul Bérenger		17 December 2014	20 December 2016	2014		Mauritian Militant Movement
12.	Xavier-Luc Duval		20 December 2016	14 November 2019			Mauritian Social Democrat Party
13.	Arvin Boolell		14 November 2019	1 March 2021	2019		Labour Party
(12)	Xavier-Luc Duval		4 March 2021	15 April 2024			Mauritian Social Democrat Party
14.	Shakeel Mohamed		15 April 2024	Incumbent			Labour Party

Parties

See also

• Prime Minister of Mauritius
• Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius
• Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius
• Government of Mauritius

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Assembly - Introduction. Government of Mauritius. 13 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302063320/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/AssemblySite/menuitem.ee3d58b2c32c60451251701065c521ca/?content_id=4cb54555fc808010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD#assembly. 2 March 2009.
2. 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. 64. 2. 300–301. 10.2307/1160994. 0001-9720.