Paul Bérenger
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The Honourable Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 17 December 2014 – 20 December 2016 |
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| President |
Kailash Purryag Ameenah Gurib |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
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In office 1 October 2013 – 15 September 2014 |
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| President | Kailash Purryag |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Alan Ganoo |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
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In office 27 September 2007 – 23 January 2013 |
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| President |
Sir Anerood Jugnauth Kailash Purryag |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Nando Bodha |
| Succeeded by | Alan Ganoo |
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In office 5 July 2005 – 5 July 2006 |
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| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Nando Bodha |
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In office 5 July 1997 – 11 September 2000 |
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| President | Cassam Uteem |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Von Mally |
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In office 21 August 1983 – 30 August 1987 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Veerasamy Ringadoo |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Gaetan Duval |
| Succeeded by | Prem Nababsingh |
| Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
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In office 30 September 2003 – 5 July 2005 |
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| President | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Deputy | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Succeeded by | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
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In office 20 December 1995 – 10 July 1997 |
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| President |
Cassam Uteem Karl Offmann |
| Prime Minister |
Navin Ramgoolam Anerood Jugnauth |
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In office 20 September 2000 – 30 September 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Kailash Purryag |
| Succeeded by | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Leader of the MMM | |
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Assumed office 19 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Ganoo |
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Member of Parliament for Rose Hill & Stanley |
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Assumed office 15 September 1991 |
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| Personal details | |
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26 March 1945 Curepipe, Mauritius |
| Political party | Mauritian Militant Movement |
| Residence | River Walk Community, Vacoas-Phoenix (Personal) |
| Alma mater | Bangor University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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 2006, 2007 to 2013, October 2013 to 15 September 2014, and again since December 2014. Following his party's defeat in the 2014 general elections, he became Leader of the Opposition for the sixth time, making him the longest ever to serve in this constitutional position. He was also Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2003, and he was a cabinet minister in the government of Anerood Jugnauth in 1982 and 1991. Bérenger, a Christian of Franco-Mauritian descent, has been the only non-Hindu Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was also the first Caucasian politician to lead an African country since the end of colonial rule.
Bérenger was born to parents of French origin who were established in Mauritius in ancient generations. He did his higher studies in UK and France, and in 1969 went to UK to study French, and graduated from the Bangor University with a BA Hons in philosophy and French. He later worked as a Trade Unionist from 1970 to 1982 before winning that year's general elections.
Bérenger founded the Mauritian Militant Movement in 1969 along with Dev Veerasawmy and the Jeerubarkhan brothers. This party has always received more than 40% of direct votes in general elections.
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