Eddy Boissezon

Marie Cyril Edouard "Eddy" Boissézon (28 March 1952 – 1 November 2025) was a Mauritian politician who served as vice-president of Mauritius from 2019 to 2024.

Initially a member of the Mauritian Militant Movement, Boissézon joined Muvman Liberater in 2014. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly from 1995 to 2000, and again from 2014 to 2019. Boissézon was appointed Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms in January 2017 and served until November 2019 under Pravind Jugnauth's first government.

Early life and career Boissézon was born on 28 March 1952 and attended secondary school at Saint Joseph's College in Curepipe. He would go on to serve the same institution by becoming a teacher in accountancy.

Afterwards, Boissézon worked at Barclays as a bank office and later as a purchasing and supply manager at Scott & Co. Ltd. He was also executive director at ATICS & Co. Ltd. He contested as a candidate for the National Assembly for the first time in 1995 under the constituency of Mahébourg and Plaine Magnien. Boissézon ran under the banner of PTr–MMM, under the Mauritian Militant Movement.

Boissézon won the election after the alliance won all mainland constituencies of Mauritius, resulting in the second 60–0 victory in the country's electoral history. During his time as an MP, he would represent Mauritius in the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in both years of 1996 and 1997.

In 2014, along with Ivan Collendavelloo and others, he would defect from the Mauritian Militant Movement and join Muvman Liberater (ML). He was elected as secretary-general of the party. He was a keen player of football, volleyball and track and field.

After a long illness, Boissézon died on 1 November 2025, at the age of 73.

Awards and decorations Boissézon received the title Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GOSK) in March 2019. The Chinatown Foundation awarded him the Visionary Award 2022 for his continual support for cultural initiatives.