Paul Bérenger
Paul Bérenger | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Opposition | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2007 | |
| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
| Assumed office 30 September 1976 | |
| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Succeeded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 30 September 2003 – 5 July 2005 | |
| President | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Veerasamy Ringadoo Cassam Uteem Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Sir Anerood Jugnauth Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Succeeded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1945 |
| Political party | Mauritian Militant Movement |
| Alma mater | University College of North Wales |
Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK MP (born 26 March 1945) is a Mauritian politician and former Prime Minister of Mauritius. Bérenger, who is a Christian of French descent, he is the only Prime Minister of Mauritius who wasn't Hindu.
Bérenger founded the Mauritian Militant Movement. After the 2000 elections, the MMM formed a coalition with the Militant Socialist Movement. They came to an agreement that the leader of the MSM, Anerood Jugnauth, would serve as prime minister for the first three years of the five-year term of Parliament and Berenger would take over for the remaining two years of their term. This agreement was fulfilled; Berenger subsequently tried to run on his own in the following elections but lost to Navinchandra Ramgoolam in the 2005 elections.
Bérenger is an alumnus of the University College of North Wales in Bangor, now Bangor University.[1]
Career
- 1970 – 1982: Trade Unionist, 1976–1987; Elected Member for Belle Rose/Quatre Bornes
- 1982 – 1983: Minister of Finance
- 1983 – 1987: Leader of Opposition
- 1990: Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Disarmament Affairs
- 1991: Elected Member for Rose-Hill/Stanley
- 1991 – 1993: Minister of External Affairs
- 1995: Re-elected Member for Rose Hill/Stantley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International & Regional Co-operation
- 1997: Leader of Opposition
- 2000: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
- 2003: 2004: Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Home Affairs and Minister of External Communications
- 2004 – present: Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Home Affairs, Elected Member for Constituency No. 19, Rose Hill/Stantley under the banner of MMM-MSM-PMSD Alliance, Member of Parliament, Leader of the Opposition from July 2005 to 4 April 2006 and from 25 September 2007
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