Joanna Marie Bérenger (born in 1989), is a Mauritian politician.

Early life and career

Joanna Bérenger is the daughter of

Paul Bérenger Paul Raymond Bérenger (born 26 March 1945) is a Mauritian politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. Bérenger currently serves as deputy prime minister since November 2024 and has previously held the o ...

and Arline Perrier. She has worked as a Project Manager of private enterprise Omnicane 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 7 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 repr ...

as a candidate of the MMM at Constituency No.16 Vacoas-Floréal.

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 {{Mauritius-politician-stub