Government

This page lists the primary Ministries and their contact address, phone, fax, and site addresses (if applicable). You can also use the Search engine from the top menu bar to source ministries by keyword.

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The Political System of Mauritius

The Republic of Mauritius is a sovereign and democratic State within the British Commonwealth. Its Constitution clearly spells out the respective powers of the legislative, of the executive and of the judiciary, and it provides guarantees to each Mauritian citizen in terms of basic civil rights such as freedom of association, of opinion and of speech, freedom of religious belief and practice, and the right to private property.

The Head of State is the President of the Republic, who is elected by the National Assembly. The President appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party having won a majority in the National Assembly, following elections held every five years.

The Prime Minister in turn chooses his Ministers from among the members of the National Assembly. He is the Head of the Government and chairs meetings of the Cabinet, which holds a collective responsibility vis-a-vis the National Assembly. The elected representatives of the people vote new legislation, discuss current Government matters, and keep control over public finance managed by the Executive. Bills are presented, discussed about and voted by the National Assembly. New legislation comes into force after its promulgation by the President.

The right to vote, by secret ballot, is granted to all Mauritian citizens aged 18 and above. 62 elected members of the National Assembly represent the 21 constituencies of Mauritius and Rodrigues. 8 other members of the Assembly are nominated by way of a best loser system which aims at maintaining fair representation of the ethnic groups and of the political forces of the island.

The Constitution also provides for the appointment, by the President, of the Leader of the Opposition. He can either be the leader of the largest opposition party, or the person in a position to rally the support of the opposition parties represented at the National Assembly. He enjoys an official status, and he must be consulted by the Prime Minister for certain types of appointments within the public sector.

Contact Numbers for Government Ministries     [top of page]

PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
Address : Government House, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1017

MINISTRY FOR RODRIGUES AND OUTER ISLANDS
Address : 5th Floor, Fon Sing Buliding, Port Louis
Telephone : 208 8477

MINISTRY OF ARTS, CULTURE AND LEISURE
Address : NPF Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1067

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
Address : Government House, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1416

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING, INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION
Address : Emmanuel Anquetil Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1576

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND HANDICRAFT
Address : Level 7, New Government Center, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1068

MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT, MANPOWER RESOURCES AND TRAINING
Address : NPF Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 212 5656

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Address : Government House, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1145

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, LANDS AND TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
Address : 6th Floor, Moorgate House, 29 Sir William Newton St., Port Louis
Telephone : 212 6013

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Address : Jules Koenig St. Port Louis
Telephone : 212 8417

MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Address : Emmanuel Anquetil Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1215

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Address : Sun Trust Building, Edith Cavell St., Port Louis
Telephone : 212 8575

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL SOLIDARITY
Address : NPF Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 208 3447

MINISTRY OF TRADE AND SHIPPING
Address : New Government Center, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1067

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Address : NPF Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 212 7930

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES
Address : L.I.C.I Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 211 2453

MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Address : 10th Floor, Emmanuel Anquetil Buliding, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1269

MINISTRY OF WOMEN, FAMILY WELFARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Address : CSK Building, Corner Remy Ollier/Emmanueal Anquetil St. , Port Louis
Telephone : 208 2061

MINISTRY OF WORKS
Address : Treasury Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1266

MINISTRY OF CO-OPERATIVES
Address : L.I.C.I Building, Port Louis
Telephone : 208 8319

MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Address : Emmanuel Anquetil Buliding, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1910

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES
Address : New Government Center, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1087

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Address : Ken Lee Tower, Barracks Road, Port Louis
Telephone : 208 1944

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS
Address : Emmanuel Anquetil Buliding, Port Louis
Telephone : 201 1242

Links to Government Ministries     [top of page]

Ministry of Civil Service Affairs

Ministry of Education & Human Resource Development 

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Local Government & Environment

National Computer Board

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Ministry of Economic Development & Regional Co-operation

Ministry of Telecommmunications & Information Technology

Ministry of Urban & Rural Development

Ministry of defence & Home Affairs

Ministry of external communications & outer islands