Joëlle Frébault Explained

Joëlle Frébault
Constituency Am10:	Marquesas Islands
Assembly10:	French Polynesian
Term Start10:	17 May 2018
Children:	Moerani Frébault
Party:	Tapura Huiraatira

Joëlle Frébault is a French Polynesian politician. She is a Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia and the first woman elected mayor of the Marquesas Islands.

Biography

Frébault was the elected representative of the Marquesas Islands to the French Polynesia Assembly.^[1] In March 2020 she was elected mayor of the Marquesas Islands, becoming the first woman to hold the position.^{[2] [3]}

In January 2022 she was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite.^[4]

She was re-elected to the Assembly in the 2023 election.^[5]

She is the mother of Moerani Frébault, who was elected member of the National Assembly in the 2024 election.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: rédaction. La. 2019-07-19. Nicole Belloubet aux Marquises. 2021-04-29. Radio1 Tahiti. fr-FR.
2. Web site: LBV. Tahia. Joelle Frebault, première femme maire aux Marquises. 2021-04-29. TAHITI INFOS, les informations de Tahiti. fr.
3. Web site: Élues mais pas installées. 2021-04-29. Polynésie la 1ère. fr-FR.
4. Web site: Joëlle Frébault décorée de la médaille de l’Ordre national du mérite . Radio1 . fr . 15 January 2022 . 29 January 2022.
5. Web site: La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée . Tahiti Infos . fr . 1 May 2023 . 1 May 2023.
6. Web site: Législatives 2024 : qui est Moerani Frébault, le premier député élu dimanche, en Polynésie ?. Le Monde. June 30, 2024.