Djuna Bernard | |
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Co-President of The Greens | |
Assumed office 16 March 2019 [1] | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Centre | |
In office 6 December 2018 – 24 October 2023 | |
Preceded by |
Sam Tanson (given cabinet position) |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 June 1992 |
Nationality | Luxembourgish |
Political party | Déi Gréng |
Alma mater |
Heidelberg University University of Luxembourg |
Djuna Bernard (born 15 June 1992) is a Luxembourgish politician and member of the Luxembourg's Green Party, Déi Gréng. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from December 2018 to 2023. [2] A candidate in the 2018 legislative election, she was not directly elected but replaced Sam Tanson when she became Minister for Housing and Culture, [3] making her the youngest deputy in the Chamber at 26 years old. [4] [5] She stood as a candidate for the co-presidency of The Greens in January 2019, [6] and subsequently won in March that year and currently serves with Meris Šehović. [7] [8] Bernard and Šehović were both re-elected unopposed in March 2021. [9]
In October 2019, Bernard declared her intention to stand in the South circonscription for the 2023 Luxembourg general election. [10] She ended up standing on the party list for the Centre circonscription, [11] winning 8,556 votes but failing to be elected. [12] Her party lost 5 out of 9 seats, leading to the loss of the Bettel II Government's majority. [13]