Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Polynésie Française (Thaiti, Bora Bora and the Marquesa Islands) (Female
suffrage 1957) Is a French External Territory
See
also French Polynesia Heads
Ca.
1982-91
Minister of Social Affairs, Housing and Unity Huguette Hong-Kiou
From ca. 1996 Parliamentary Leader of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party and Vice-President
of the Permanent Commission of the Assembly
1990-94
Minister of Family and Relations with the Assamblée Territoriale and with the
Council for Economic and Social Development, Minister of Archipelago Development
and Property Ioanne Temasuri
1994-97
Minister of Agriculture and Womens Affairs with Responsibility for the Relations
with the Assamblée Territoriale and the Economic and Social Assemblies
2008- Minister of Agriculture, Breeding and
Forests Haamoetini Lagarde
She was vice-President of the Permanent Commission of the Assembly
1997-2001
Minister of Social Affairs and the Family Béatrice Coppenrath Vernaudon
1997-99
Minister of Transport and responsible for relations with the Assamblée
Territoriale and with the Economic, Social and Cultural Council Jacquie Graffe
1997-2001
Minister for Employment, Professional Training,
Social Dialogue
and Women’s Affairs
2004-05 Minister of
Housing and Housing Welfare Lucette Taero
199?-2004
Minister of Culture, Higher Education and Research Louise Peltzer
1999-2004 Minister in charge of Promotion of Polynesian Languages
2002-
1999-2001
Minister of Environment Lucie Lucas
2001
Minister of Tourism, Environment and Women’s Affairs Nicole Bouteau
2001-04 Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources, Industry and Small and Medium-sized Businesses Nina Vernaudon
2001-04
Minister of Family and Solidarity Pia Faatomo
2005-08 Minister of Health, Prevention, Food Security and Traditional Medicin
2001-04
Minister of Public Works and Administrative Decentralization Armelle Merceron
2001 Minister of Labour, Social Dialouge
2001-04 Minister of Health
2006-07 Minister of Finance and Public Works
Professor in Economics. Member of the Assembly since 2001. (b. 1950-)
2002-04 Minister of Tourism and Environment Brigitte Vanizette
2002-04 and 2004-05 Minister of Artisans and Handicrafts Pascale Haiti
2004 Minister of the Quality
of Life, Health, Solidarity, charged with Family, Women's Promotion,
Associations and Leasure Marie-Laure Vanizette
Secretary of the Assembly 2002-04.
2004-05 Minister of Solidarity, Family and Childhood and charged with the promotin of Women Emma Algan
2005-
High Commissioner
Anne Boquet
Secretary General of the
High Commissioner and
Deputy to the High Commissioner
1993-96, former sous-prefect
and prefect of Indre in 2000-02.
2005-06 and 2007-08 Minister of Solidarity
and Seniors Patricia Jennings
2007-08 Minister of Family Affairs and the Battle Against Social Exclusion
2005-06 Minister of Family and Women's Affairs Valentina Cross
2007-08 Minister of Women's Affairs and Traditional Artisanship
2008 Minister of Solidarity and Family
Affairs
2005-06 Minister of Traditional
Art,
Artisanship and Handicrafts Natacha Taurua
(b. 1979-).
2006-07 Minister of Social Dialouge, Housing and the Family Madeleine Brémond
2006-07 Minister of Tourism and Environment Maina Sage
2008 Minister of Development of the Archipelagos Lana Tetuanui
Vice-President of the Assembly 2005-07. Convicted of corruption, but has
appealed.
2008 Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Teua Temaru
Daughter of pro-independence-leader, Oscar Temaru, who was President of the
Government until 2008, when he lost the elections and joined in a coalition with
the longtime pro-french leader Gaston Flosse as Speaker of the Assembly. (b.
1982-).
2008- Minister for the Development of the Archipelos Otime
Teura
Last update 21.04.08