The Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (french: Chef Commissaire de Rodrigues) is the gubernatorial head of the region of
Rodrigues
Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rodr ...
since it gained autonomy within the
Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
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 Commissioner
This is a list of Chief Commissioners of Rodrigues.
See also
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Chief Executive of Rodrigues
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Politics of Mauritius
Politics of Mauritius (french: Politique à Maurice) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The separation of powers is among the three branches of the Government of Mauritius, namely the legislative, the executive and the Judi ...
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Rodrigues
Government of Mauritius
Mauritian politicians
Political office-holders in Mauritius