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.[1]
- 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.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Rodrigues : Johnson Roussety a pris ses fonctions de chef commissaire".
- ^ "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Chief Commissioners". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.