Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius)

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 Chetan Baboolall, who was appointed on 6 August 2026.

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 –

List of leaders of the opposition No.PortraitNameElectionTenureParty 1 Gaëtan Duval 1967 1967 1969 PMSD 2 Maurice Lesage 1969 1973 UDM 3 Sookdeo Bissoondoyal 1973 1976 IFB 4 Anerood Jugnauth 1976 1976 1982 MMM (1) Sir Gaëtan Duval 1982 1982 1983 PMSD 5 Paul Bérenger 1983 1983 1987 MMM 6 Prem Nababsing 1987 1987 1990 7 Sir Satcam Boolell 1990 1991 PTr 8 Navin Ramgoolam 1991 1991 1995 PTr (1) Sir Gaëtan Duval 1995 1995 1996 PMSD 9 Nicolas Von Mally 1996 1997 MR (5) Paul Bérenger 1997 2000 MMM (8) Navin Ramgoolam 2000 2000 2005 PTr (5) Paul Bérenger 2005 2005 2006 MMM 10 Nando Bodha 2006 2007 MSM (5) Paul Bérenger 2010 2007 2013 MMM 11 Alan Ganoo 2013 2013 MMM (5) Paul Bérenger 2013 2014 MMM 12 Pravind Jugnauth 2014 2014 MSM (5) Paul Bérenger 2014 2014 2016 MMM 13 Xavier-Luc Duval 2016 2019 PMSD 14 Arvin Boolell 2019 2019 2021 PTr (13) Xavier-Luc Duval 2021 2024 PMSD 15 Shakeel Mohamed 2024 2024 PTr (14) Arvin Boolell 2024 2024 PTr 16 Joe Lesjongard2024 2024 2026 MSM 17 Chetan Baboolall 2026 Incumbent FMP

Timeline

See also

Prime Minister of Mauritius Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius Vice-Prime Minister of Mauritius Government of Mauritius

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