Paul Bérenger

Paul Raymond Bérenger (born March 26, 1945) is a Mauritian politician and the current Prime Minister of Mauritius (since 2003).

He was formerly best known as the leader of the socialist Mouvement Militant Mauricien. He became prime minister on September 30, 2003. Of French ancestry, Bérenger is the first White politician to become the head of government of any African country since decolonization. In the 1970s, he was regarded as a Communist, but has become much more moderate since the 1980s, and has espoused free-market economics to the extent that today he is widely regarded as a socialist only in name.