Agnès Monique Ohsan Bellepeau GOSK (born 1942) is a

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably I ...

politician and was the fourth

vice president of Mauritius The vice-president of the Republic of Mauritius (french: Vice-Président de la République de Maurice) is the second-highest office of the Republic of Mauritius, after the president. Because Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, the vice-preside ...

from November 2010 to April 2016. She was acting

president of Mauritius The president of the Republic of Mauritius (french: président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius. Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, and the president functions as a ceremonial figurehead, elec ...

from 31 March 2012 to 21 July 2012 when

Sir Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central f ...

resigned up to the inauguration of

Kailash Purryag Rajkeswur Purryag, Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, GCSK (born 12 December 1947, also known as Kailash Purryag) is a former Mauritian politician who served as the fifth president of Mauritius from 2012 to May 2015. He was elected p ...

to the office. She was again acting president from 29 May 2015 to 5 June 2015 when

resigned up to the inauguration of

Ameenah Gurib Dr. Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim () GCSK (born 17 October 1959) is a Mauritian politician and biodiversity scientist who served as the sixth president of Mauritius from 2015 to 2018. In December 2014, she was selected to be the presidential ...

to the office.

Career

Monique Ohsan Bellepeau was a journalist and a news announcer on the national TV channel, the

Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national public broadcasting, public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, that is the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The headquarters of the MBC is found at Réduit, Moka, i ...

. She won the parliamentary elections and was appointed as Vice President on 12 November 2010 following the death of Vice President

Angidi Chettiar Angidi Verriah Chettiar CBE (அங்கிடி செட்டியார்) (29 April 1928 – 15 September 2010) was a Mauritian politician who served twice as the second vice president of Mauritius until his death in September 2010. Ea ...

. She was elected unanimously by all members of the National Assembly to become the first female Vice President of Mauritius. Ohsan Bellepeau was a member of the

Mauritian Labor Party The Labour Party (french: Parti Travailliste, PTr) is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Mauritius. It is one of four main Mauritian political parties along, with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), the Militant Socialist Mo ...

and later became the President of the Party. She is the daughter of Bartholomée Ohsan, who was a founding member of the party. On 30 March 2012, Mauritius president

Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central fi ...

resigned after a feud with the country's prime minister, leaving the presidential chair to vice-president Ohsan Bellepeau.Mauritius' president quits after row with PM
''Channel News Asia'', 30 March 2012 She was succeeded as President by

on 21 July 2012. On 29 May 2015, President Kailash Purryag resigned, leaving the presidential chair again to vice-president Ohsan Bellepeau. She was succeeded as President by

on 5 June 2015.

Private life

She was married to Yves Joseph Bellepeau, who was a businessman. He died on 16 November 2010, three days after she was sworn in as Vice President.

Honours and decorations

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Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean - GCSK, GOSK, CSK (Mauritius) - ribbon bar

Grand Commander of the

Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean The Most Distinguished Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean is the highest distinct order of merit in the honours system of Mauritius established under the National Awards Act 1993. It was founded in 1992 to decorate people who have mad ...

(2010)

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