Jules Ienfa

Jules Ienfa is a French Polynesian medical doctor, politician, and former Cabinet Minister, who served as vice-president and Minister of Health in the government of Gaston Tong Sang.

Jules Ienfa
Minister of Health
In office 30 November 2009 – 1 December 2010
President	Gaston Tong Sang
Succeeded by	Nicolas Bertholon
In office 20 April 2008 – 12 February 2009
In office 29 December 2006 – 13 September 2007
Succeeded by	Charles Tetaria
Minister of Ecology
In office 30 November 2009 – 1 December 2010
President	Gaston Tong Sang
Succeeded by	Nicolas Bertholon
Vice President of French Polynesia
In office 20 April 2008 – 12 February 2009
President	Gaston Tong Sang
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly for Windward Isles 1
In office 3 February 2017 – 6 May 2018
Personal details
Political party	A Tia Porinetia Tāpura Huiraʻatira

Ienfa previously worked as head doctor of the child protection services.^[1] He worked as an adviser to health minister Michel Buillard, and then for Assembly President Justin Arapari.^[1] He returned to the health department, ultimately rising to the position of director, but was sacked by Oscar Temaru.^[1]

In December 2007, he was appointed to the cabinet of Gaston Tong Sang as Minister of Health and Solidarity.^[2] He lost the position when Tong Sang's government was replaced by that of Oscar Temaru, but was appointed as vice president and Minister of Health when Tong Sang regained power in April 2008.^[3] As Health Minister, he signed a deal with France to clean up Hao atoll, which had been used as a military base to support French nuclear testing.^[4] He again lost the role due to a change of government, but was reappointed as Minister of Health and Ecology in November 2009. He resigned for personal reasons in November 2010,^[5] and was replaced by Nicolas Bertholon.^[6][7] His wife, Maud Ienfa, died in February 2011.^[8]

He ran in the 2013 election as a candidate for A Tia Porinetia,^[9] but was not elected. In 2014 he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Papeete.^[10] He re-entered the Assembly in January 2017 as a replacement for Nicole Bouteau after she was appointed Minister of Tourism.^[11][12]

References

1. "Communiqué de Presse A Tia Porinetia: "Interview de Jules Ienfa"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
2. "Jules IENFA". Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
3. "Tong Sang presents new French Polyensia government". RNZ. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
4. "France to spend US$80m to clean up Hao after end of nuclear weapons tests". RNZ. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
5. "Ienfa to quit as French Polynesia health minister". RNZ. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
6. "Bertholon chosen as new French Polynesia health minister". RNZ. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
7. "Nomination de M. Nicolas BERTHOLON, ministre de la santé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
8. "Décès de Madame Maud épouse Jules IENFA" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
9. "La liste des 73 candidats A Tia Porinetia aux Territoriales 2013" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
10. "Michel Buillard l'emporte avec 49,41% à Papeete" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
11. "Jules Ienfa devrait remplacer Nicole Bouteau à l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
12. "L'Assemblée débloque 100 millions pour les sinistrés" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2023.