Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu is a French Polynesian civil servant, politician, and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira. He is the son of politician Maco Tevane[1] and the brother of TNTV director Mateata Maamaatuaiahutapu.[2]
Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu | |
|---|---|
 Maamaatuaiahutapu in 2014 | |
| Minister of Culture and the Environment | |
| In office 25 March 2015 – 15 May 2023 | |
| President | Édouard Fritch |
| Preceded by | Nicole Sanquer |
| Succeeded by | Moetai Brotherson |
| Minister of Youth and Sport | |
| In office 17 September 2020 – 21 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Christelle Lehartel |
| Succeeded by | Naea Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Tapura Huiraatira |
Early life
editMaamaatuaiahutapu was educated in Bordeaux, graduating with a diploma of advanced studies in anthropology,[3] then returned to French Polynesia where he worked as a civil servant and then at the Polynesian Center for Human Sciences and Musée de Tahiti et des Îles.[1] In 2002 he was appointed director of the Maison de la Culture - Te Fare Tauhiti Nui.[1] In this role, he helped establish the International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival.[1][3] In 2010, he was elected chair of GIE Tahiti Tourism.[3]
In February 2013 he was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite.[1]
Political career
editIn September 2014 he was appointed as Minister of Language Promotion, Culture, Communication and the Environment in the government of Édouard Fritch.[4] As he was a senior civil servant at the time, he had to wait at least six months before taking up his ministerial duties.[5] In the intervening period his portfolios were managed by Minister of Education Nicole Sanquer, and he was employed as a technical advisor in her office.[6] He formally took office on 25 March 2015.[7]
Following the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election in May 2018 he was reappointed as Minister of Culture and the Environment, in charge of Handicrafts.[8] As environment minister he promoted the listing of the Marquesas Islands as a World Heritage Site[9][10] and a ban on seabed mining.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "L'ordre national du mérite pour H. Maamaatuaiahutapu et M. de Chazeaux" (in French). Tahiti News. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Mateata Maamaatuaiahutapu à la tête de TNTV : "Cela n'a pas été un long fleuve tranquille"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, nouveau président du Conseil d'Administration du GIE Tahiti Tourisme" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Le gouvernement d'Edouard Fritch dévoilé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Deux ministres du gouvernement Fritch frappés "d'incompatibilité"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Fritch présente dix ministres dont deux "à devenir"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Le gouvernement d'Edouard Fritch enfin au complet" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Le nouveau gouvernement Fritch dévoilé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Marquesas Islands in fresh UNESCO bid". RNZ. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Unesco : Le dossier marquisien salué à Paris" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "French Polynesia moves towards ban on 'craziness' of seabed mining". RNZ. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.