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Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues
Chef Commissaire
Flag of Rodrigues
Incumbent Franceau Grandcourt since 6 March 2024
Nominator	Leader of the largest party in the Regional Assembly
Appointer	President of Mauritius
Term length	5 years or earlier, renewable
Inaugural holder	Jean Daniel Spéville
Formation	10 December 2002; 22 years ago (2002-12-10)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Commissioner

Politics of Mauritius
Constitution
Presidency President Dharam Gokhool Vice-President Robert Hungley
Government Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam Deputy Prime Minister Paul Bérenger Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra Leader of the Opposition Joe Lesjongard
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Rehana Mungly-Gulbul
Elections Political parties Recent elections: 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Constituencies Districts Outer islands
Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister: Ritish Ramful Diplomatic missions of / in Mauritius Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The chief commissioner of Rodrigues (French: chef commissaire de Rodrigues) is the gubernatorial head of the region of Rodrigues since it gained autonomy within the Republic of Mauritius on 12 October 2002. The commissioner is selected from the party holding the majority of seats at the regional assembly.

Overview

Responsibilities

Since 5 March 2012, the chief commissioner Johnson Roussety was assigned the following responsibilities.

• Central Administration
• Civil Aviation (Administration)
• Civil Status
• Customs and Excise (Administration)
• Judicial (Administration)
• Legal Services
• Marine Services (Administration)
• Meteorology (Administration)
• Education (Administration)
• Arts and Culture
• Historical sites and Buildings
• State Lands
• Town and Country Planning
• Fire Services
• Prisons and Reform Institutions (Administration)
• Cooperatives
• Agriculture
• Food Production
• Plant and Animal Quarantine
• Statistics in respect of Rodrigues
• Registration
• Postal Services (Administration)

List of chief commissioners

This is a list of chief commissioners of Rodrigues.

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
1.	Jean Daniel Spéville		12 October 2002	4 February 2003			Rodrigues People's Organisation
2.	Serge Clair		4 February 2003	4 August 2006			Rodrigues People's Organisation
3.	Johnson Roussety		4 August 2006	12 January 2011			Rodrigues Movement
4.	Gaëtan Jabeemissar		12 January 2011	11 February 2012			Rodrigues Movement
(2)	Serge Clair		11 February 2012	5 March 2022			Rodrigues People's Organisation
(3)	Johnson Roussety		5 March 2022	6 March 2024			Rodrigues Alliance
5.	Franceau Grandcourt		6 March 2024				Union of the People of Rodrigues

See also

• Chief Executive of Rodrigues
• Politics of Mauritius

References

1. "Rodrigues : Johnson Roussety a pris ses fonctions de chef commissaire".
2. "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
3. "Chief Commissioners". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
4. "Franceau Grandcourt, nouveau Chef Commissaire de Rodrigues". Le Defi Media Group (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
5. "Rodrigues : Franceau Grandcourt dans le fauteuil de chef commissaire". lexpress.mu (in French). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

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