Albert Likuvalu Explained

Apeleto Albert Likuvalu
Office4:President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
Term Start4:22 February 2005
Term End4:24 November 2005
Predecessor4:Patalione Kanimoa
Successor4:Emeni Simete
Constituency Mp10:Wallis and Futuna
Parliament10:French
Term Start10:20 June 2007
Term End10:20 June 2012
Predecessor10:Victor Brial
Successor10:David Vergé
Birth Date:14 November 1943
Birth Place:Alo

Apeleto "Albert" Likuvalu (born 14 November 1943) is a politician from Wallis and Futuna.

He ran as a socialist candidate in 2002, receiving 928 votes in the first round and coming third. In 2005 after an alliance between the socialists and centre-right parties he was elected President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. While president, he supported the Lavelua, Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, in his dispute with the French colonial government; as a result France's overseas territories minister Francois Baroin refused to meet with him.[1] He was replaced as president of the assembly in November 2005,[2] and later served as leader of the opposition.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of France in the 2007 French legislative election,[4] the second time that a socialist candidate had been elected from Wallis and Futuna.[5] [6] As a deputy he sat with the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group in the Assembly. He lost his seat in 2012.[7] [8]

He ran for the Senate in the 2020 French Senate election, coming third with 23% of the vote.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wallis delegate disappointed with Paris visit . RNZ . 30 June 2005 . 28 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Speaker elected in Wallis and Futuna . RNZ . 25 November 2005 . 28 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Wallis and Futuna lawmakers pass budget . RNZ . 10 December 2005 . 28 December 2021.
  4. Wallis and Futuna in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 . Angleviel . Frederic . The Contemporary Pacific . 20 . 1 . 2008 . 251–254 . 6 September 2022 .
  5. Web site: UMP holds seats in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, but not Wallis and Futuna . RNZ . 18 June 2007 . 28 December 2021.
  6. Web site: LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS . 2010-07-04 . French . National Assembly of France .
  7. Web site: Wallis et Futuna : une triangulaire fatale aux deux candidats de gauche . Le Monde . 17 June 2012 . 28 December 2021 . fr.
  8. Web site: Législatives: Les Wallisiens et Futuniens appelés aux urnes ce dimanche 11 juin 2017 . FranceInfo . 9 June 2017 . 28 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Résultats 2020: 986 Îles Wallis et Futuna . Ministère de l’Intérieur . 28 December 2021 . fr.