Anchya Bamana
Anchya Bamana | |
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Mayotte's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mansour Kamardine |
| Personal details | |
| Party | National Rally |
Anchya Bamana (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʃja bamana]) is a French politician of the National Rally (RN). She was elected member of the National Assembly for Mayotte's 2nd constituency in 2024.[1]
She and Joseph Rivière from Réunion's 3rd constituency are the first[a] RN MPs in overseas constituencies.[2] Her major priority is the protection of Mayotte from illegal immigration, but also halting the French state from compulsorily purchasing land for rebuilding efforts and infrastructure in Mayotte, following natural disasters.[3][4]
Biography
Anchya Bamana is the daughter of the first president of the Mayotte Departmental Council,Younoussa Bamana.[5] A nurse by training, she worked for the Mayotte Regional Health Agency (ARS) as head of primary care and regional coordination. She was elected municipal councilor of Sada, Mayotte on March 23, 2014, and also mayor of the municipality. She was not re-elected as mayor in 2020,[6] but continues to sit on the municipal council of Sada,[7] as well as on the community council of the Centre-Ouest community of municipalities.
On May 28, 2021, she was declared ineligible for 18 months by the Mayotte Administrative Court for late submission of her campaign accounts for the 2020 municipal elections. She has appealed.[8]
She was elected representative for Mayotte's 2nd constituency on July 7, 2024, becoming the first female representative in the history of the RN in the overseas territories.[9][10][11][12]
Notes
- ^ Jean Fontaine, MP from Réunion, switched from UDR to RN in 1984. He did not seek reelection.
References
- ^ "Résultats législatives 2024 : Anchya Bamana est élue députée de la deuxième circonscription pour le Rassemblement national". France Info. July 7, 2024. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Résultats des législatives 2024 à Mayotte et à la Réunion : le RN envoie ses deux premiers députés ultramarins à l'Assemblée nationale". Libération (in French). 7 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Entretien avec Anchya Bamana : "Laissez-nous nos terres" - Mayotte Hebdo". June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Mayotte : la députée RN Anchya Bamana fustige le «manque de fermeté» du gouvernement français sur la crise migratoire de l'archipel". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 2025-10-28.
- ^ "Mayotte : Qui est Anchya Bamana, ancienne maire LR et nouvelle députée RN ?". Outremers360° (in French).
- ^ "Municipales 2014 - Sada". Ministère de l'Intérieur.
- ^ "Anchya Bamana : « Il faut continuer le combat à Paris »". la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte.
- ^ "Anchya Bamana inéligible à tout mandat pour une durée de 18 mois". Mayotte la 1ère (in French).
- ^ "Législatives 2024 - Mayotte - 2ème circonscription (97602)". Ministère de l'Intérieur.
- ^ "Résultats législatives 2024 : Anchya Bamana est élue députée de la deuxième circonscription pour le Rassemblement national". Mayotte la 1ère (in French).
- ^ "Marine le Pen à Mayotte : qui est Anchya Bamana, première et seule députée RN de l'île ?". www.cnews.fr (in French).
- ^ "Rentrée remarquée pour Anchya Bamana, première élue ultramarine du RN". Mayotte la 1ère (in French).