Tepuaraurii Teriitahi Explained

Tepuaraurii Teriitahi
Constituency Am11:Windward Isles 2
Assembly11:French Polynesian
Term Start11:6 May 2018
Birth Date:1 December 1977
Birth Place:Paea, French Polynesia
Party:Tāpura Huiraʻatira

Tepuaraurii Marcella Teriitahi (born 1 December 1977) is a French Polynesian politician and Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia. Since 2018 she has been president of the Tāpura Huiraʻatira group in the Assembly.

Early life

Teriitahi was born in Paea, French Polynesia, from a family historically settled in the town.[1] After studying law, she became a teacher. Then in 1999, she became a customs officer and became involved as a staff representative and member of a union.[1]

Political career

Teriitahi was elected a municipal councilor in Paea on the list of former mayor Jacquie Graffe in the 2014 municipal elections.[1]

In the 2017 French legislative election she was a candidate for French Polynesia's 2nd constituency. While a member of the Tapura, she stood against official Tapura candidate Nicole Sanquer.[2] She placed 4th, with 13.08% of the vote.

She was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia at the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election within the 2nd Windward Islands section.[3] In June 2018, following the election of Sylvana Puhetini as second vice-president of the Assembly she was elected as President of the Tapura group in the Assembly.[4] [5]

In the 2020 municipal elections she headed the Tapura list in Paea in the second round,[6] following the death of Mayor Jacquie Graffe.[7] In June, a month after the announcement, she received homophobic insults from a surfer.[8] The Tapura lost the mayoralty, retaining only 7 seats against 25 for the Tavini, and tipping the Tapura into the opposition.[9]

At the 2022 French legislative election she was the Tapura candidate for the 2nd constituency.[10] [11] While she led in the first round, with 33.24% of the vote, she was defeated in the second round by the Tavini's Steve Chailloux.[12]

She was re-elected to the Assembly at the 2023 election.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Législatives : qui est Tepuaraurii Teriitahi, la candidate de Jacquie Graffe? . TNTV News . fr . 3 March 2017 . 13 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Législatives : Tepuaraurii Teriitahi, candidate dans la seconde circonscription . Polynesie1 . 11 May 2017 . 13 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée . Tahiti Infos . fr . 6 May 2018 . 13 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Rififi au groupe Tapura : Sylvana Puhetini débarquée de la présidence . Radio1 . fr . 10 June 2018 . 13 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Vidéo – Tepuaraurii Teriitahi : «Il n’y a pas de conflit, il y a une transition» . TNTV News . fr . 17 June 2018 . 13 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Tepuaraurii Teriitahi reprend le flambeau des municipales à Paea . Polynesie1 . fr . 26 May 2020 . 13 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Jacquie Graffe est décédé [MAJ] ]. Polynesie1 . fr . 11 May 2020 . 13 May 2023.
  8. Web site: L’homophobie s’invite dans la campagne . Polynesie1 . fr . 18 June 2020 . 13 May 2023.
  9. Web site: Anthony Géros : « je suis indépendantiste dans les tripes » . Polynesie1 . fr . 30 June 2020 . 13 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Les candidats du Tapura aux législatives sont connus . Polynesie1 . fr . 1 December 2021 . 13 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Législatives 2022 : les candidats Tapura Huiraatira ont déposés leurs candidatures . Polynesie1 . fr . 9 May 2022 . 13 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Résultats définitifs du 2e tour des élections législatives . Haut-commissariat de la République . 20 June 2022 . 13 May 2023.
  13. Web site: La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée . Tahiti Infos . fr . 1 May 2023 . 1 May 2023.

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