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Maco Tevane

Maco Tevane, real name Marc Maamaatuaiahutapu (13 August 1937 – 21 August 2013) was a French Polynesian author, playwright, and politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Gaston Flosse in the 1990s. He was a defender of Polynesian culture and the Tahitian language and is considered the founding father of popular Tahitian theatre. He was the father of politician Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu[2] and TNTV director Mateata Maamaatuaiahutapu.[3]

Maco Tevane
Minister of Culture and the Environment
In office
18 May 1994 – 4 August 1994
PresidentGaston Flosse
Preceded byJustin Arapari (culture)
Pierre Dehors (environment)
Succeeded byPatrick Howell
Minister of Social Affairs, Employment, and Labour
In office
11 September 1991 – 18 May 1994
Preceded byJoël Buillard
Succeeded byRaymond Van Bastolaer
Personal details
Born13 August 1937
Papeete, French Polynesia
Died21 August 2013.[1]
Papeete, French Polynesia
Political partyHere Ai'a

Early life edit

After graduating from high school with a national diploma he worked as a surveyor for the land registry before working for the lands service.[4][5] After gaining a qualification in teaching Tahitian he worked as a court interpreter and then for the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française as a television host.[1]

In August 1972 he founded the Tahitian Academy.[6] In 1974 he was one of its first academic members. In 1979 he created the Artistic Conservatory of French Polynesia to promote traditional arts and culture.[7]

Political career edit

In October 1966 Tevane was elected as a municipal councillor in Papeete.[5] From 1972 to 1982 he worked as an advisor to the French Polynesian government.[4] He frequently represented French Polynesia at meetings of the South Pacific Commission.[8]

He stood unsuccessfully for the National Assembly in the 1978 French legislative election, losing to Gaston Flosse.[9] He ran again in the 1981 election, but gained only 3.9% of the vote.[10] Shortly before the 1982 French Polynesian legislative election he founded the Social Democrat party with Frantz Vanizette, but gained only 2.8% of the vote.[8]

In September 1991 he was appointed Minister of Social Affairs, Employment, and Labour in the government of Gaston Flosse. He later served as Minister of Culture and the Environment.[4] He resigned as a minister in August 1994 following a coalition realignment.[11]

Plays edit

  • 1972: Te pe'ape'a hau 'ore o Papa Penu e o Mama Roro (The incessant arguments of Papa Penu and Mama Roro)
  • 1974: Te huno'a mana'o 'ore hia ("The Unexpected Son-in-Law")

Honours edit

In 1983 he was made a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite.[4] In 1989 he was made an officer.[4]

In June 2000 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[12]

In November 2016 Taunoa College was renamed as Maco Tevane College in his honour.[13][14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b eric Tang (21 August 2013). "Maco Tevane est mort" (in French). Polynesie1. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "L'ordre national du mérite pour H. Maamaatuaiahutapu et M. de Chazeaux" (in French). Tahiti News. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Mateata Maamaatuaiahutapu à la tête de TNTV : "Cela n'a pas été un long fleuve tranquille"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Décès de Maco Tevane" (in French). Tahiti News. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Marc MAAMAATUAIAHUTAPU dit Maco TEVANE" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. ^ "La culture en deuil : Maco Tevane, 'ia maita'i i tō tere" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Artistic Conservatory of French Polynesia". 23 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Wrecks, safe returns in May 23 poll". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 53, no. 7. 1 July 1982. p. 22. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "LES ELECTEURS DU PACIFIQUE FRANCAIS SE SONT PRONONCES EN FAVEUR DE LA MAJORITE PRESIDENTIELLE". Le Courrier Australien (in French). 1 May 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Polynesia votes – yet again". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 52, no. 8. 1 August 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Two French Polynesian ministers resign". Canberra Times. 4 August 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "LISTE DES TITULAIRES". 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Le collège de Taunoa prend le nom de Maco Tevane" (in French). Mairie de Papeete. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Education : Quand le collège Taunoa devient le collège Maco Tevane" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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