Luc Faatau
Luc Faatau (born 1959) is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Tapura Huiraatira.
Luc Faatau | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Equipment and Transport | |
| In office 13 January 2017 – 24 May 2018 | |
| President | Édouard Fritch |
| Preceded by | Albert Solia |
| Succeeded by | René Temeharo (Equipment) Jean-Christophe Bouissou (inter-island transport) |
| Minister of Lands | |
| In office 2007 – 13 September 2007 | |
| President | Gaston Tong Sang |
| In office 26 October 2004 – 3 March 2005 | |
| President | Gaston Flosse |
| Member of the French Polynesian Assembly for Windward Islands 3 | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959[1] |
| Died | Tapura Huiraatira |
Faatau is a former delegate of the Polynesian Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers.[2] He served as Minister of Lands in the 2004 cabinet of president Gaston Flosse,[3] and later under Gaston Tong Sang.[4][5]
In January 2017 he was appointed to the cabinet of Édouard Fritch as Minister of Equipment and Transport.[4][6][7] He contested the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election as a candidate for the Tapura Huiraatira.[8] During the campaign he was accused of abusing Ministerial travel for the purposes of campaigning.[9] While not elected, he entered the Assembly of French Polynesia as a replacement for a government Minister after not being reappointed to Cabinet.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ "Luc FAATAU". Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "La Spacem mise au ban de la communauté internationale" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Gaston Flosse a formé son gouvernement" (in French). L'Obs. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Le détail du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Les réactions des nouveaux ministres" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Remaniement ministériel : Bouteau, Faatau et Raynal entrent au gouvernement (màj)" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Fritch reshuffles French Polynesia government". RNZ. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Territoriales : le Tapura Huiraatira dévoile ses candidats" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Tahiti minister rejects travel abuse claims". RNZ. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Le nouveau gouvernement Fritch dévoilé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Transports interinsulaires et Equipement : Luc Faatau passe les relais" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.