President of Mauritius

President of the Republic of Mauritius
Président de la République de Maurice
Presidential coat of arms
Presidential standard of Mauritius
Incumbent Prithvirajsing Roopun since 2 December 2019
Style	His Excellency
Residence	State House (Official)
Nominator	Elected by members of the National Assembly on a motion made by the Prime Minister
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Formation	12 March 1992; 32 years ago (1992-03-12)
Deputy	Vice President of Mauritius
Salary	Rs 3.74 Million[1]
Website	Official website

Politics of Mauritius
Constitution
Presidency President Prithvirajsing Roopun Vice-President Eddy Boissezon
Government Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Deputy Prime Minister Steven Obeegadoo Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Sooroojdev Phokeer Leader of the Opposition Xavier-Luc Duval
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Rehana Mungly-Gulbul
Elections Political parties Recent elections: 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Constituencies Districts Outer islands
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alan Ganoo Diplomatic missions of / in Mauritius Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The President of the Republic of Mauritius (French: Président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius.^[2] Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, and the president functions as a ceremonial figurehead, elected by the National Assembly as set out by the Constitution of Mauritius. The current office-holder is Prithvirajsing Roopun. He took the office on 2 December 2019.^[3] The president's official residence is the State House.^[4]