Albert Leboucher | |
Office: | President of the Representative Assembly |
Term Start: | 20 October 1951 |
Term End: | 14 March 1953 |
Predecessor: | Jean Millaud |
Successor: | Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1888 |
Birth Place: | Papeete, Tahiti |
Charles Albert Leboucher (8 July 1888 – 29 November 1954) was a Tahitian businessman and politician.
Leboucher was born in Papeete on 8 July 1888.[1] His father had arrived in Tahiti from France in 1865 and established a furniture and carpentry business.[2] Leboucher was a successful businessman, taking over his father's company and becoming a ship owner and President of the Chamber of Commerce.[2] He was also well known for his acupuncture and homeopathy practice.[2]
Leboucher was elected to Papeete municipal council and the Representative Assembly, representing the constituency of Papeete. He was elected First Vice President of the Assembly in 1950,[3] and the following year he became President, a post he held until it was converted into a Territorial Assembly in 1953. In 1951 he received the Legion of Honour.[4]
He died due to heart problems in November 1954.[5] Following his death, his son Georges won the by-election for the vacant seat on the Territorial Assembly.[6]