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List of speakers of the National Assembly of Mauritius

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Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius is the presiding officer in the National Assembly. The speaker is elected by the members of the National Assembly and does not have to be a member of the National Assembly.[1]

Below is a list of speakers of the National Assembly (until 1992 the Legislative Assembly) of Mauritius:

Name Took office Left office Notes
Sir Robert Stanley 26 February 1957 21 March 1960 Stanley was the first speaker[2]
Sir Harilal Vaghjee 22 March 1960 25 May 1979 Vaghjee was the first Mauritian speaker[2]
Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall 5 June 1979 17 June 1982 [2]
Alan Ganoo 18 June 1982 5 September 1983 [2]
Ajay Daby 6 September 1983 4 December 1990 [2]
Iswardeo Seetaram 4 December 1990 11 January 1996 [2]
Alan Ganoo 12 January 1996 17 January 1996 [2]
Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall 23 January 1996 2 October 2000 [2]
Premnath Ramnah 3 October 2000 27 April 2005 [2]
Kailash Purryag 12 July 2005 23 July 2012 [2]
Razack Peeroo 24 July 2012 8 November 2014 [2]
Maya Hanoomanjee 22 December 2014 21 November 2019 First female speaker[2]
Sooroojdev Phokeer 21 November 2019 16 July 2024 [2]
Adrien Charles Duval 18 July 2024 5 October 2024 [2]
Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra 29 November 2024 Incumbent [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Assembly - The Speaker". 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "National Assembly - Former Speakers". National Assembly of Mauritius. 11 January 2019.
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