Eliane Tevahitua (born 23 July 1958) is a French Polynesian politician and Cabinet Minister who is currently vice-president of French Polynesia. She is a member of Tavini Huiraatira.
Eliane Tevahitua | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of French Polynesia | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2023 | |
| President | Moetai Brotherson |
| Preceded by | Jean-Christophe Bouissou |
| Minister of Culture and the Environment | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu |
| Member of the French Polynesian Assembly for Windward Isles 3 | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1958[1] Papeete, French Polynesia[1] |
| Political party | Union For Democracy Tavini Huiraatira |
Tevahitua was born in Papeete and worked as a midwife. From 1994 to 2013 she was director of the School of Midwives.[1] In 2008 she graduated from the University of French Polynesia with a doctorate in Polynesian civilisation.[1] Her thesis was on the toponymy of the lands of Fa 'a'ä and Tahitian land representations.[1] She then worked as secretary of the Union of French-speaking women of Oceania (UFFO).[2]
She was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia on the Union For Democracy (UPLD) list at the 2013 French Polynesian legislative election.[3] In the Assembly she served on the Permanent Commission, and the Budget and Finance Committee.[4] She was an advocate for nuclear-test victims, forcing the government to disclose more information on the health toll of French fallout.[5][6] She was re-elected at the 2018 election as a Tavini candidate.[7][8] In 2020 she opposed French immigration to Polynesia, calling it colonialist.[9] During the Covid-19 pandemic she denounced the government response as inadequate, and called for the introduction of mass-testing to protect the population.[10][11] She later urged the use of Chinese or Russian vaccines rather than waiting for France to supply them.[12]
She was not included in Tavini's final list for the 2023 election.[13] Following the Tāvini's election win she was appointed vice-president and Minister of Culture and the Environment in Moetai Brotherson's new cabinet.[14][15]
References edit
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- ^ "La composition de la nouvelle Assemblée de Polynésie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Commissions de l'assemblée: la liste des membres" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Le nombre de malades du cancer divulgué" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "French Polynesia publishes cancer figures". RNZ. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Territoriales : les noms des leaders du Tavini Huira'atira ont été dévoilés" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Les mots du président sur les "blancs" et les "basanés ma'ohi"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Tevahitua et Fritch s'écharpent sur le Covid" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "French Polynesia Opposition calls for mass testing". RNZ. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Le Tavini "exhorte" le Pays à commander des vaccins russes ou chinois" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Eliane Tevahitua sortie de la liste du Tavini" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "La liste des ministres du gouvernement Moetai Brotherson" (in French). Polynesie1. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Le gouvernement bleu pastel de Brotherson" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.