Governor-General of Mauritius

Governor-General of Mauritius
Former political post
Coat of Arms of Mauritius
Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Predecessor	Governor of British Mauritius
Successor	President of Mauritius
First officeholder	Sir John Shaw Rennie
Last officeholder	Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
Style	His Excellency
Official residence	State House (Official)
Appointer	Queen of Mauritius
Office began	12 March 1968 (1968-03-12)
Office ended	12 March 1992 (1992-03-12)

Standard of the Governor-General of Mauritius

The Governor-General of Mauritius (French: Gouverneur Général de Maurice) was the representative of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom in Mauritius from 12 March 1968 when the country gained independence as a Commonwealth Realm in which Queen Elizabeth II was given the title Queen of Mauritius until 12 March 1992 when Republic was proclaimed. The holders of the post were British people and Mauritians.

Governors-General

A list of Governors-General of Mauritius from 1968 to 1992.

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Comments
			Took office	Left office
Mauritius (Commonwealth realm)
1.	Sir John Shaw Rennie		12 March 1968	27 August 1968
	Sir Michel Rivalland (acting)		27 August 1968	3 September 1968	Acting Governor-General
2.	Sir Leonard Williams		3 September 1968	27 December 1972	Died in office
3.	Sir Raman Osman		27 December 1972	31 October 1977	Acting Governor-General to 1 February 1973
	Sir Henry Garrioch (acting)		31 October 1977	23 March 1978	Acting Governor-General
4.	Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay		23 March 1978	28 December 1983	Acting Governor-General to 26 April 1979
5.	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam		28 December 1983	15 December 1985	Died in office
	Sir Cassam Moollan (acting)		15 December 1985	17 January 1986	Acting Governor-General
6.	Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo		17 January 1986	12 March 1992

See also

• Monarchy of Mauritius
• Governor of Mauritius
• List of Presidents of Mauritius
• List of Prime Ministers of Mauritius