Catherine Puchon (born 1957) is a French Polynesian dancer, politician and Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia. She is a member of Tāpura Huiraʻatira.
Cathy Puchon | |
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| Member of the French Polynesian Assembly for Windward Isles 3 | |
| Assumed office 30 April 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67)[1] Vanuatu |
| Political party | Tāpura Huiraʻatira |
Puchon was born in Vanuatu and is of Wallisean descent.[2] She started dancing at the age of 17 with the Temaeva troupe under Coco Hotahota.[2] She worked as a secretary,[2] and in 2014 she was elected as a municipal councillor in Punaauia.[3] In 2020 she took over as leader of 'Temaeva after Coco Hotahota's death.[2]
She was first elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia as a Tāpura candidate in the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Catherine PUCHON". Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Cathy Puchon, une vie de danse avec Temaeva" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Qui sont nos 57 nouveaux élus" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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