Joanna Bérenger

Joanna Marie Bérenger (born in 1989), is a Mauritian politician.^[2]

The Honourable Joanna Marie Bérenger MP
Junior Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 2024
President	Prithvirajsing Roopun Dharam Gokhool
Prime Minister	Navin Ramgoolam
Member of Parliament Opposition
In office 12 November 2019 – 10 November 2024
President	Prithvirajsing Roopun
Prime Minister	Pravind Jugnauth
Personal details
Born	1989 Vacoas[1]
Political party	MMM

Early life and career

Joanna Bérenger is the daughter of Paul Bérenger and Arline Perrier.^{[3][4][citation needed]} She has worked as a Project Manager of private enterprise Omnicane Limited, on the Mon-Trésor Smart City Project.^[5][6]

Political career

Joanna claims to have been involved in political activities in Vacoas since 2010.^[7] At the 7 November 2019 general elections she was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the MMM at Constituency No.16 Vacoas-Floréal.^[8][9]

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".^[10][11] Newspaper publisher L'Express later apologised.^[12]

References

1. "Joanna Bérenger : Mon nom a sûrement joué quelque part,". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
2. "Moi, 30 ans, mon regard sur la vie..." 5 Plus. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
3. Hilbert, Patrick. "Ces dynasties qui règnent sur la politique". Defimedia. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
4. "Paul Bérenger, portrait d'un mythe". L'Express. Retrieved 2003-09-28.
5. "Smart Cities projects" (PDF). E Conseil. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
6. Moris, E. "Joanna Bérenger perd 2 bagues chez Wellkin Hospital". Zinfos. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
7. "Joanna Bérenger : Mon nom a sûrement joué quelque part,". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
8. "Results of 2019 elections". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
9. Luckoo, Priya. "Nº16: "Votez pour Joanna par conviction, elle le mérite", demande Bérenger". L'Express. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
10. Moris, E. "Polémique: La grossesse de Joanna Bérenger, L'Express et Hansa Nancoo". Zinfos. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
11. Ramtohul, Ramola. "Why do so few women go into politics in Mauritius?". Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
12. ""Zak dan tant": notre titre fâche, nous nous en excusons". L'Express. Retrieved 2019-11-09.