Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius)

The Leader of the Opposition (French: Leader de l'opposition) of the Republic of Mauritius is the Member of Parliament who leads the Opposition party in the National Assembly. This office is a constitutional one guaranteed by the laws of the country. The current office holder becomes automatically 7th in the order of precedence. The current Leader of the Opposition is Arvin Boolell who was appointed on November 14, 2019.

Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Mauritius
Chef de l'opposition
Incumbent
Arvin Boolell
since 14 November 2019
StyleThe Honourable
Reports toThe President of the Republic
AppointerBarlen Vyapoory
Term lengthSame as the National Assembly
Inaugural holderSir Gaëtan Duval
Formation12 March 1968
SalaryRs 1.9 Million
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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 –

(a) where there is one opposition party whose numerical strength in the Assembly is greater than the strength of any other opposition party, the member of the Assembly who is the leader in the Assembly of that party; or

(b) where there is no such party, the member of the Assembly whose appointment would, in the judgment of the President, be most acceptable to the leaders in the Assembly of the opposition parties:

Provided that, where occasion arises for making an appointment while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a member of the Assembly immediately before the dissolution may be appointed Leader of the Opposition.[2]

List of Leaders of the Opposition

2010

No. Leader
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation
Took office Left office
Mauritius (1968–2014)
1. Sir Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996) 		7 August 1967 December 1969 1967 Mauritian Social Democrat Party
2. Maurice Lesage
(1923–1992) 		December 1969 22 December 1971 Union Démocratique Mauricienne (UDM)
splinter group of the PMSD
3. Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
(1907–1977) 		23 December 1971 23 December 1976 1967 Independent Forward Bloc(IFB)
4. Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–) 		23 December 1976 11 June 1982 1976 Mauritian Militant Movement
5. Sir Gaëtan Duval
(1930–1996) 		11 June 1982 21 August 1983 1982 Mauritian Social Democrat Party
6. Paul Bérenger
(1945–) 		21 August 1983 15 September 1987 1983 Mauritian Militant Movement
7. Prem Nababsing 15 September 1987 15 September 1991 1987
8. Dr. Navin Ramgoolam
(1947–) 		15 September 1991 Continued 1991 Labour Party
Republic of Mauritius 1992
9. Dr. Navin Ramgoolam
(1947–) 		Continued 20 December 1995 Labour Party
10. Nicholas Von Mally 20 December 1995 11 September 1997 1995 Rodrigues Movement
11. Paul Bérenger
(1945–) 		11 September 1997 11 September 2000 Mauritian Militant Movement
12. Dr. Navin Ramgoolam
(1947–) 		11 September 2000 5 July 2005 2000 Labour Party
13. Paul Bérenger
(1945–) 		5 July 2005 4 April 2006 2005 Mauritian Militant Movement
14. Nando Bodha
(1954–) 		4 April 2006 27 September 2007 Militant Socialist Movement
15. Paul Bérenger
(1945–) 		27 September 2007 23 January 2013 2010 Mauritian Militant Movement
16. Alan Ganoo
(1951–) 		23 January 2013 1 October 2013 Mauritian Militant Movement
17. Paul Bérenger
(1945–) 		1 October 2013 15 September 2014 Mauritian Militant Movement
18. Pravind Jugnauth
(1961–) 		15 September 2014 17 December 2014 Militant Socialist Movement
19. Paul Bérenger
(1945–) 		17 December 2014 20 December 2016 2014 Mauritian Militant Movement
20. Xavier-Luc Duval
(1958–) 		20 December 2016 14 November 2019 Mauritian Social Democrat Party
21. Arvin Boolell
(1953–) 		14 November 2019 Incumbent 2019 Labour Party
Parties
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See also

References
  1. "National Assembly - Introduction". Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Leader of Opposition". Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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