Joanna Marie Bérenger (born in 1989), also known as ''Joanna Bérenger'' 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 ...
politician.
Early life and career
Joanna Bérenger is the daughter of
Paul Bérenger
Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK, MP (born 26 March 1945) is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. He has been Leader of the Opposition on several occasions – from 1983 to 1987, 1997 to 2000, 2005 to 20 ...
and Arline Perrier. She has worked as a Project Manager of private enterprise
Omnicane
Omnicane Limited, incorporated in 1926, is a public company on the Official List of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. It is a modern sugarcane company that has evolved from Mauritius's centuries-old sugar industry ( List_of_sugar_mills_in_Mauritius ...
Limited, on the ''Mon-Trésor Smart City Project''.
Political career
Joanna claims to have been involved in political activities in Vacoas since 2010. At the
07 November 2019 general elections she was elected to the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
as a candidate of the
MMM at Constituency No.16 Vacoas-Floréal. In October 2019 Joanna's father Paul Bérenger implored voters of Constituency No.16 to vote for his daughter, especially given that she was pregnant.
Controversies
During the campaign leading up to the 2019 General Elections, MMM candidate Joanna Bérenger was the subject of a news article titled ''Zak dans tante'' (literally meaning "Jackfruit in the basket" and casting doubt about the legitimacy of the unborn child), about her pregnancy and imminent entry into Parliament as a pregnant woman. Journalist Hansa Nancoo later clarified that she had not meant to hurt Joanna Bérenger, and that the title was only meant to act as "click-bait". Newspaper publisher L'Express later apologised.
References
1989 births
Living people
Members of the National Assembly (Mauritius)
Leaders of the Opposition (Mauritius)
People from Plaines Wilhems District
Mauritian people of French descent
Mauritian Militant Movement politicians
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