Joséphine Teapiki Épse Teakarotu (born 22 July 1969) is a French Polynesian politician and oyster farmer who served in the Assembly of French Polynesia from 2018 until 2023. A member of the Tāpura Huiraʻatira party, she represented the eastern portion of the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier.
Joséphine Teakarotu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia | |
| In office 17 May 2018 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Constituency | Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East |
| Deputy Mayor of Rikitea | |
| In office April 2014 – December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1969 |
| Political party | Tāpura Huiraʻatira |
Biography
editJoséphine Teapiki Épse Teakarotu was born on 22 July 1969. Prior to entering French Polynesian politics, she worked as an oyster farmer, harvesting and selling the valuable pearls.[1] In April 2014, Teakarotu was elected deputy mayor of the town of Rikitea. In this position, she held meetings with French Polynesian president Édouard Fritch during which they discussed development plans for the community, including the allocation of government land to construct sports facilities and the renovation of Mangareva Island's ring road. She resigned from office in December 2018.[1][2]
Teakarotu was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2018 election, representing the constituency of Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East as a member of the autonomist Tāpura Huiraʻatira party.[3][4] While in the assembly, she has served on the Commission for Equipment, Town Planning, Energy and Land and Maritime Transport; the Committee on Agriculture, Agrifood, Livestock and Archipelago Development; and the Standing Committee.[4][5] She endorsed incumbent president Emmanuel Macron in the 2022 French presidential election.[6]
Teakarotu ran for re-election in the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election, but was defeated.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Josephine Teakarotu" (PDF). Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique (in French). July 6, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Projets à Rikitea: le président s'entretient avec le maire des Gambier" [Projects in Rikitea: President talks to Mayor of Gambier]. Office of the President of French Polynesia (in French). August 18, 2016. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Territoriales 2018: Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée" [Territorial 2018: The new face of the Assembly]. Tahiti Infos (in French). May 6, 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ a b "Trombinoscope des Représentants" [Trombinoscope of Representatives]. Assembly of French Polynesia (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Liste des Représentants À L'assemblée de la Polynésie Française par Commission Législative" [List of Representatives in the French Polynesia Assembly by Legislative Commission] (PDF). Assembly of French Polynesia (in French). April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Réné, Charlie (2022-03-22). "Présidentielle: quel candidat votre tavana a-t-il parrainé?" [Presidential: Which candidate did your tavana sponsor?]. Radio 1 (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Samoyeau, Antoine (March 17, 2023). "Découvrez la liste du A Here ia Porinetia" [Discover the list of A Here ia Porinetia]. Tahiti Infos (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Résultats définitifs du 2nd tour des élections des représentants à l'Assemblée de la Polynésie française" [Final Results of the 2nd Round of the Elections of Representatives to the Assembly of French Polynesia]. Assembly of French Polynesia (in French). April 30, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-03.