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Lauriane Vergé

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Lauriane Vergé
Member of the Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly
for Hahake
Assumed office
20 March 2022

Lauriane Dominika Tialetagi Vergé is a Wallisian politician and member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. She was the first woman in Wallis and Futuna to run for the French National Assembly.[1] She is the wife of former MP David Vergé.

In 2013 she ran in a by-election for the French National Assembly when her husband's election was annulled by the Constitutional Council, the first time a woman had stood.[2] She won 29% of the vote in the first round,[3] but came third in the second round, losing to Napole Polutele.[4]

In May 2016 she was elected president of the Wallis and Futuna Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Craft Trades.[5] As chamber of commerce president she promoted the establishment of a tourism industry.[6]

She was first elected to the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna in the 2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election.[7]

She again ran for the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election,[1] but came seventh,[8] and did not progress to the second round.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Législatives 2022 : portrait de candidat, Laurianne Tialetagi Vergé" (in French). France Info. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Wallis gets new French administrator". RNZ. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Wallis elects Polutele to French National Assembly". RNZ. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Wallis elects Polutele to French National Assembly". RNZ. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. ^ "CCIMA : élection-suprise d'une Présidente" (in French). France Info. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Wallis and Futuna: the Pacific's newest tourist destination". RNZ. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna". Assemblee Territoriale. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Législatives 2022 : analyse des résultats du 1er tour" (in French). France Info. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Législatives 2022 : Mikaele Seo et Etuato Mulikiha'amea au second tour" (in French). France Info. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.