| Tearii Alpha | |
| Office3: | Vice-President of French Polynesia |
| President3: | Édouard Fritch |
| Term Start3: | 17 September 2020 |
| Term End3: | 4 November 2021 |
| Predecessor3: | Teva Rohfritsch |
| Successor3: | Jean-Christophe Bouissou |
| President4: | Gaston Tong Sang |
| Term Start4: | 1 March 2011 |
| Term End4: | 1 April 2011 |
| Predecessor4: | Édouard Fritch |
| Successor4: | Antony Géros |
| Office7: | Minister of Agriculture, Blue Economy and Industry |
| President7: | Édouard Fritch |
| Term Start7: | 17 September 2020 |
| Term End7: | 15 May 2023 |
| Predecessor7: | Teva Rohfritsch (Blue Economy) |
| Successor7: | Taivini Teai |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1971 |
| Party: | Tapura Huiraatira To Tatou Aia |
Tearii Te Moana Alpha (born 5 December 1971) is a French Polynesian politician. Since 2014 he has served as Mayor of Teva I Uta.[1] He was Vice-President of the territory briefly in 2011, and again from 2020-2021. He is a founding member of Tahoeraa Huiraatira.[2]
In 1997 Alpha completed a thesis in biological sciences at the French Pacific University.[3]
In October 2004 he was appointed Minister of Fisheries in the government of Gaston Flosse.[4] In December of that year he was appointed as head of Tahoeraa Huiraatira's youth wing.[4] He later served as Minister of Lands.[5]
On 2 March 2011 he was appointed as Vice President by Gaston Tong Sang, replacing Édouard Fritch.[6] He ran for the French National Assembly as a candidate for To Tatou Aia in the 2012 election.[7]
In march 2014 he was elected mayor of Teva I Uta, defeating Valentina Cross.[8]
In April 2018, in the leadup to the 2018 elections, he was accused with other Tapura Huiraatira members of using public money to fund his election campaign.[9] In September 2020 he was appointed vice-president following the resignation of Teva Rohfritsch.[10] [11]
On 14 February 2021 he was elected as president of the community of municipalities of Tereheamanu.[12]
In August 2021 a wedding ceremony for Alpha reportedly violated Covid-19 rules.[13] [14] In November 2021 he was fired as Vice-President after refusing to comply with the territory's mandatory vaccination law.[2] [15] [16] However, he retained his ministerial portfolios,[17] a decision which led to the resignation from Cabinet of Nicole Bouteau. He was replaced as Vice-President by Jean-Christophe Bouissou.[18]