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The Right Honourable  Sir Anerood Jugnauth  KCMG QC
Anerood Jugnauth with U.S. President George W. Bush
President of Mauritius
In office 07 October 2003 – 07 October 2013
Prime Minister	Paul Bérenger Navin Ramgoolam
Vice President	Raouf Bundhun Angidi Chettiar
Preceded by	Karl Offmann
Prime Minister of Mauritius
In office 16 June 1982 – 22 December 1995
President	Veerasamy Ringadoo Cassam Uteem
Preceded by	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Succeeded by	Navinchandra Ramgoolam
In office 17 September 2000 – 30 September 2003
President	Cassam Uteem Angidi Chettiar Ariranga Pillay Karl Offmann
Preceded by	Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Succeeded by	Paul Bérenger
Born	29 March 1930 (1930-03-29) (age 78)
Political party	MSM
Spouse	Sarojini Jugnauth
Religion	Hinduism

The Rt. Hon.Sir Anerood Jugnauth, KCMG, QC,G.C.S.K (born March 29, 1930) is the President of Mauritius. He served as Prime Minister from 1982 to 1995, when he was voted out of office.He was the Prime Minister who held the office for the longest run of complete 16 years overtaking Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam who held the office of Prime Minister for 14 years . As leader of the Socialist Militant Party, he again became Prime Minister after September 2000 election. His alliance partner, Paul Bérenger of the Militant Movement, succeeded him as Prime Minister in 2003, after serving as Jugnauth's deputy for three years. Jugnauth was then elected as President, a ceremonial position; he has held that office since 2003.

Early Career and Education

Sir Anerood trained and worked in law and took an active role in the 1960s negotiations for independence. Sir Anerood Jugnauth was called to the Bar in London in 1954. His political career began with his being elected in the Constituency of Riviere Du Rempart in 1963. He was the President of the Palma Village council in 1964. In 1965, he joined the All Mauritius Hindu Congress. He also attended the London Constitutional Conference on Mauritius in 1965, and was State Minister of Development in the Government of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam in 1965-66 and the Minister of Labour from 1966 to 1967. Being the Leader of Opposition from December 1976 to June 1982, he joined the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) in 1980.He is one of few Mauritians to holds the QC title and also to be titled to the KCMG.He is one of Mauritius's most prominent Lawyer.His family is one of the highest ranked Hindu families in the country.

The Founder

He founded the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party in 1983. He was elected as the Prime Minister in 1982 for the first time, again in 1983, and for the third time from 1991 to 1995. His years as Prime Minister were marked with social tension, due to continuous hostility of the then-government towards the Muslim community^{citation needed}. He was promoted to the rank of Knight by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980. He is also honoured with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards for his continued support for India’s causes and concerns, and for strengthening India’s relationship with Mauritius. He has been a torch-bearer of democratic aspirations in Mauritius. He expressed his country's readiness to establish strong economic ties, particularly in creating technology-based projects with high economic feasibility. Jugnauth is credited with the legacy of Mauritius' "economic miracle" of the 1980s - a set of liberal policies such as the creation of a duty-free trade zone and establishing Mauritius as a leader in textiles production - which allowed the island to develop into an economic powerhouse in the region. His time in office was also marked by controversy and social tensions between various ethnic groups.^{citation needed}

END OF CAREER

In 2003, he handed the leadership of his party to his son Pravind Jugnauth. He announced that "he had reached the end of this road." Anerood Jugnauth's announcement marked the end of a colourful chapter in Mauritian politics. In an island dominated by political families, the current Prime Minister and former leader of the opposition Dr Navin Ramgoolam is the son of the first post-colonial Prime Minister Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam.

POLITICAL POSITION

Jugnauth was elected to the ceremonial post of President of Mauritius in 2003. After five years in office, he was re-elected by the National Assembly in a unanimous vote on September 19, 2008, supported by both the government and the opposition.Jugnauth was the Prime Minister who held the office for the longest period for a run of 13 years consecutively and 3 years from 2000 to 2003 which made all 16 years of heldship of the Prime Miniter office just before Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam who held the office for 14 years from 1968 to 1982.

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v • d • e Presidents of Mauritius Ringadoo* • Uteem • Chettiar* • Pillay* • Offmann • Jugnauth *interim

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Mauritius Commonwealth realm, 1961-92: S. Ramgoolam* • Jugnauth • Republic, 1992-: Jugnauth • N. Ramgoolam • Jugnauth • Bérenger • N. Ramgoolam *Chief Minister, 1961-68; Prime Minister, 1968-82