Lavinia Tagane Explained

Constituency Am10:	Hahake
Assembly10:	Wallis and Futuna Territorial
Term Start10:	26 March 2017

Lavinia Tagane-Kanimoa (born ~)^[1] is a Wallisian politician and member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna.

Tagane-Kanimoa was born in Wallis and is the daughter of a former member of the Territorial Assembly. After completing high school she studied in France, completing a diploma in marketing at Châtellerault and then a touris degree and a masters in commerce in Bordeaux.^[2] After working in France in the e-commerce sector, she returned to Wallis.^[2]

She was first elected to the Territorial Assembly in the 2017 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election, where she ran on a youth platform.^[1] In 2017 she also served as alternate to French National Assembly member Napole Polutele.^[3] She was re-elected to the Territorial Assembly at the 2022 election.^[4]

In 2018 she was appointed to the jury of the International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wallis et Futuna: David Vergé, nouveau Président de l’Assemblée territoriale . Outremers 360 . fr . 4 April 2017 . 4 September 2022.
2. Web site: 15e FIFO à Tahiti : la Wallisienne Lavinia Tagane, la plus jeune membre du jury du festival . France Info . fr . 7 February 2018 . 4 September 2022.
3. Web site: Pacifique : quelle "diplomatie parlementaire" pour la France ? . Asialyst . François Guilbert . fr . 22 December 2017 . 4 September 2022 . Mme Lavinia Tagane est ainsi l’actuelle suppléante du député Napole Polutele mais aussi benjamine (26 ans) de l’Assemblée territoriale élue le 26 mars 2017..
4. Web site: The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna . Assemblee Territoriale . 4 September 2022.
5. Web site: FIFO : Lavinia Tagane, membre du jury « Il faut sensibiliser la jeunesse » . France Info . fr . 8 February 2018 . 4 September 2022.