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]

Djuna Bernard
Bernard in 2019
Co-President of The Greens
Assumed office
16 March 2019[1]
Serving with Christian Kmiotek
(until July 2020)
Meris Šehović (since July 2020)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Centre
In office
6 December 2018 – 24 October 2023
Preceded bySam Tanson
(given cabinet position)
Personal details
Born (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 31)
NationalityLuxembourgish
Political partyDéi Gréng
Alma materHeidelberg University
University of Luxembourg

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]

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  1. ^ "Déi Gréng se lancent dans la course à l'Europe". L'Essentiel (in French). 16 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Djuna Bernard". Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ Duncan Roberts (18 January 2019). "Djuna Bernard hopes to be Déi Gréng co-president". Delano. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ Duncan Roberts (7 December 2018). "Five first-time MPs sworn in". Delano. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Watch Now on RTL PLAY: New episode of Conversations with Christos with Djuna Bernard MP". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  6. ^ "Djuna Bernard to stand as a candidate for Green Party co-president role". RTL Today. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ Nicolas Léonard (5 October 2020). "La transition industrielle se fera avec ses acteurs". Paperjam (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ^ Jean-Michel Lalieu (10 July 2020). "Meris Sehovic élu à la coprésidence du parti vert". Paperjam. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. ^ Pierre Jans (20 March 2021). "Djuna Bernard and Meris Sehović re-elected as party presidents". RTL Today. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ^ Duncan Roberts (21 October 2019). "Djuna Bernard to stand in south". Delano. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Party profile: Déi Gréng". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Procès-verbal du recensement général: Circonscription Centre" (PDF). elections.public.lu. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Luxembourg election delivers likely return to power for conservative CSV party". The Guardian. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.