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 |
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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 | 4 September 1983 | [2] |
Ajay Daby | 15 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 | 17 July 2024 | [1] |
Adrien Charles Duval | 18 July 2024 | 29 November 2024 | [1] |
Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra | 29 November 2024 | Incumbent |