Lauriane Vergé Explained

Lauriane Vergé
Constituency Am10:Hahake
Assembly10:Wallis and Futuna Territorial
Term Start10:20 March 2022

Lauriane Dominika Tialetagi Vergé is a Wallisian politician and member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. She was the first woman in Wallis and Futuna to run for the French National Assembly.[1] She is the wife of former MP David Vergé.

In 2013 she ran in a by-election for the French National Assembly when her husband's election was annulled by the Constitutional Council, the first time a woman had stood.[2] She won 29% of the vote in the first round,[3] but came third in the second round, losing to Napole Polutele.[4]

In May 2016 she was elected president of the Wallis and Futuna Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Craft Trades.[5] As chamber of commerce president she promoted the establishment of a tourism industry.[6]

She was first elected to the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna in the 2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election.[7]

She again ran for the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election,[1] but came seventh,[8] and did not progress to the second round.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Législatives 2022 : portrait de candidat, Laurianne Tialetagi Vergé . France Info . fr . 2 June 2022 . 4 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Wallis gets new French administrator . RNZ . 28 February 2013 . 4 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Wallis elects Polutele to French National Assembly . RNZ . 25 March 2013 . 31 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Wallis elects Polutele to French National Assembly . RNZ . 25 March 2013 . 4 September 2022.
  5. Web site: CCIMA : élection-suprise d'une Présidente . France Info . fr . 24 May 2016 . 4 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Wallis and Futuna: the Pacific's newest tourist destination . RNZ . 9 August 2019 . 4 September 2022.
  7. Web site: The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna . Assemblee Territoriale . 4 September 2022.
  8. Web site: Législatives 2022 : analyse des résultats du 1er tour . France Info . fr . 14 June 2022 . 4 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Législatives 2022 : Mikaele Seo et Etuato Mulikiha'amea au second tour . France Info . fr . 13 June 2022 . 4 September 2022.