Virginie Bruant (born 1979) is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. She is a member of the Tapura Huiraatira.

Virginie Bruant
Minister of Labour, Family, Solidarity, and the Status of Women
In office
21 February 2022 – 15 May 2023
PresidentÉdouard Fritch
Preceded byIsabelle Sachet
Succeeded byVannina Crolas (Labour)
Chantal Galenon (Solidairity)
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly
for Windward Isles 1
In office
5 May 2013 – 30 April 2023
Personal details
Born1979 (age 44–45)[1]
Political partyTahoera'a Huiraatira
Tapura Huiraatira

Bruant is the French Polynesian representative of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM).[2]

She was first elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2013 French Polynesian legislative election as a representative of the Tahoera'a Huiraatira,[1] and elected chair of the budget and financial control committee.[3] In March 2015 she was one of a group of 14 Tahoera'a MPs who demanding an accounting of the use of the parliamentary group's funds.[4] Shortly afterwards, in May 2015, she became a founding member of Tapura Huiraatira.[5] She was re-elected to the Assembly in the 2018 election[6] and elected chair of the health, solidarity and labour committee.[7]

In February 2022 she was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Labour, Solidarity, Training, Status of Women, Family and Non-autonomous Persons.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profil du représentant: Virginie BRUANT". Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "La SACEM ouvre une antenne locale en Polynésie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Commissions de l'assemblée: la liste des membres" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Groupe Tahoera'a : Teura Iriti, sommée de rendre des comptes détaillés "sous quinzaine"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Le groupe Tapura Huira'atira officiellement constitué" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Assemblée : les commissions législatives renouvelées" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  8. ^ "La composition du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Virginie Bruant et Naea Bennett entrent au gouvernement" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.