Geffry Salmon Explained
Geffry Salmon |
Constituency Am10: | Windward Isles |
Assembly10: | French Polynesian |
Term Start10: | 17 May 2018 |
Party: | Tahoera'a Huiraatira |
Geffry Salmon (born 1952) is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tahoera'a Huiraatira.
Salmon is a former chair of the board of telecommunications company OPT and chief executive of Air Tahiti Nui.[1] [2]
In early 2009 he was arrested as part of a corruption investigation into state-owned telecommunications company OPT.[3] He was released in November 2009 after being detained for six months.[1] The case was eventually dismissed in 2019.[4]
He served as Environment Minister [5] and Tourism Minister in 2014.[6]
He headed Tahoera'a Huiraatira's list for the 2018 French Polynesian legislative elections after party leader Gaston Flosse was barred from public office after being convicted of corruption.[7] [8] Despite heading the list, Tahoera'a refused to allow him to participate in election debates.[9] After being elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia, he was the party's candidate for president, but lost to Édouard Fritch, receiving only ten votes of 57.[10]
During the election campaign Salmon accused Fritch of vote-buying, and as a result was sued for defamation.[11] An initial conviction and fine of US$5,000[12] [13] was subsequently overturned on appeal.[14] [15]
Notes and References
- Web site: Salmon wins release from Tahiti jail . RNZ . 18 November 2009 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Air Tahiti Nui : le come back de Geffry Salmon . TourMag . fr . 5 November 2004 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Flosse secretary detained by French police in Tahiti fraud probe . RNZ . 2 July 2009 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Tahiti's long-running OPT case closed . RNZ . 22 November 2019 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Plus de 80 carcasses de voitures traitées à Pirae . Ville de Pirae . fr . 31 March 2014 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Tahiti Tourisme Launches New Global Brand Positioning and Identity . Luxury Travel Magazine . 19 June 2014 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Tahiti's Flosse blames Macron for court ruling . RNZ . 26 March 2018 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Geffry Salmon tête de liste du Tahoera’a : “je suis prêt à affronter des élections et y aller de manière raisonnée, tranquille…” . TNTV News . fr . 21 March 2018 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: French Polynesian politicians scrapping over debate . RNZ . 13 April 2018 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Edouard Fritch is re-elected French Polynesia president . RNZ . 19 May 2018 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: French Polynesian president sues political rival . RNZ . 21 June 2018 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Tahiti's Salmon fined for defaming president . RNZ . 19 September 2018 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Geffry Salmon avait été condamné à 500 000 francs d’amende . actu.fr . fr . 8 March 2019 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: Salmon cleared in Tahiti defamation case . RNZ . 3 September 2020 . 5 February 2022.
- Web site: La condamnation en diffamation de Geffry Salmon annulée en cassation . Tahiti Infos . fr . 1 September 2020 . 5 February 2022.