Luc Faatau (born 1959) is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Tapura Huiraatira.

Luc Faatau
Minister of Equipment and Transport
In office
13 January 2017 – 24 May 2018
PresidentÉdouard Fritch
Preceded byAlbert Solia
Succeeded byRené Temeharo (Equipment)
Jean-Christophe Bouissou (inter-island transport)
Minister of Lands
In office
2007 – 13 September 2007
PresidentGaston Tong Sang
In office
26 October 2004 – 3 March 2005
PresidentGaston Flosse
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly
for Windward Islands 3
Assumed office
23 May 2018
Personal details
Born1959[1]
DiedTapura Huiraatira

Faatau is a former delegate of the Polynesian Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers.[2] He served as Minister of Lands in the 2004 cabinet of president Gaston Flosse,[3] and later under Gaston Tong Sang.[4][5]

In January 2017 he was appointed to the cabinet of Édouard Fritch as Minister of Equipment and Transport.[4][6][7] He contested the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election as a candidate for the Tapura Huiraatira.[8] During the campaign he was accused of abusing Ministerial travel for the purposes of campaigning.[9] While not elected, he entered the Assembly of French Polynesia as a replacement for a government Minister after not being reappointed to Cabinet.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Luc FAATAU". Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "La Spacem mise au ban de la communauté internationale" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Gaston Flosse a formé son gouvernement" (in French). L'Obs. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Le détail du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Les réactions des nouveaux ministres" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Remaniement ministériel : Bouteau, Faatau et Raynal entrent au gouvernement (màj)" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Fritch reshuffles French Polynesia government". RNZ. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Territoriales : le Tapura Huiraatira dévoile ses candidats" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Tahiti minister rejects travel abuse claims". RNZ. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Le nouveau gouvernement Fritch dévoilé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Transports interinsulaires et Equipement : Luc Faatau passe les relais" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.