Government and power in Mauritius

Who leads Mauritius, how the World Bank's governance indicators score it, how many women sit in parliament and government, what the state spends and taxes, and the official bodies that hold power to account. System of government: Unitary parliamentary republic.

Who leads Mauritius?

• Head of state: Dharambeer Gokhool (President of the Republic of Mauritius)
• Head of government: Navinchandra Ramgoolam (Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs, and External Communications, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Rodrigues and Outer Islands of the Republic of Mauritius)
• Foreign minister: Dhananjay Ramful (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius)

Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Governance scores

The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators combine surveys of households and firms with assessments by public, private and non-governmental bodies. Each score runs from 0 to 100; higher means the sources rate governance better. They measure perceptions, and each has a margin of error.

Voice and accountability

Measures how far citizens can choose their government, and freedom of expression, association and the media.

Political stability and absence of violence

Measures the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism.

Government effectiveness

Measures the quality of public services and the civil service, and how independent they are from political pressure.

Regulatory quality

Measures the government's ability to make and carry out policies that let the private sector develop.

Rule of law

Measures confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.

Control of corruption

Measures how far public power is used for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and "capture" of the state by elites.

Official bodies that hold power in Mauritius

Government

• Government of Mauritius portal
  Cabinet decisions, government notices and links to ministries and public services.

Parliament

• National Assembly
  Hansard debates, bills, order papers and parliamentary questions.

Elections

• Office of the Electoral Commissioner
  Election results, registers of electors and electoral guidance.

Courts

• Supreme Court of Mauritius
  Judgments of the Supreme Court and lower courts, cause lists and practice directions.

Public audit

• National Audit Office
  The Director of Audit's annual reports on public accounts and performance audits.

Ombudsman

• Office of the Ombudsman
  Annual reports on complaints about maladministration by public bodies.

Asset declarations

• Financial Crimes Commission
  Anti-corruption and financial-crime investigation reports, and administration of declarations of assets by public officials.

Public contracts

• Procurement Policy Office
  Public procurement policy, regulations, directives, and lists of debarred suppliers.
• Public Procurement Portal
  Government bidding opportunities, tender notices and award information.

Laws and the official gazette

• Attorney General's Office
  Consolidated laws of Mauritius, bills and legal notices.

Government below the national level

• Rodrigues Regional Assembly (1): Directly elected for five years; an Executive Council led by a Chief Commissioner
• Municipal councils (5: City Council of Port Louis and four town councils): Councillors elected by ward for six years; councils elect a mayor
• District councils (7): Indirectly elected by village councillors (one or two per village)
• Village councils (130): Directly elected for six years

How local power works in Mauritius

Places in Mauritius

• Official statistics for Mauritius

Sources

• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and accountability (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70f2804fd1e2…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Political stability and absence of violence (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1317de0c85e1…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Government effectiveness (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a775e808dc65…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Regulatory quality (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83b57e36ff8c…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Rule of law (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0bccc3c054e8…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of corruption (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b15a5340cdd…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Seats held by women in national parliament (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ae1dc13981a…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Women in ministerial positions (SG.GEN.MNST.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a4e448a5b8bd…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Central government spending (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 808094019f50…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Tax revenue (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08c94b750f31…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Military spending (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7f6913a783b…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Armed forces personnel (MS.MIL.TOTL.P1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4663c743ba…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Statistical Performance Indicator (overall score) (IQ.SPI.OVRL), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08ac7cde9129…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: People using the internet (IT.NET.USER.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0d78dc658329…)

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