Steve Chailloux
Steve Chailloux | |
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Member of the French Polynesian Assembly for Windward Isles 2 | |
Assumed office 30 April 2023 | |
Member of the French National Assembly for French Polynesia's 2nd constituency | |
Assumed office 18 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Nicole Sanquer |
Personal details | |
Born | Papeete, French Polynesia |
Political party | Tavini Huiraatira New Ecologic and Social People's Union |
Steve Chailloux is a French Polynesian politician and member of the French National Assembly. He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira, and sits with the New Ecologic and Social People's Union in the National Assembly.
Chailloux was born in Papeete and grew up in Faaa and Papeari.[1] He studied at the University of French Polynesia before moving to the Sorbonne and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, graduating in 2009.[1] He then moved to the University of Hawaiʻi, where he taught Reo Tahiti for ten years.[1] After returning to Tahiti in 2017, he taught Reo Tahiti to local students.[2]
Having previously supported autonomist parties, he joined Tavini Huiraatira in 2013.[1] He worked as a parliamentary attache to National Assembly member Moetai Brotherson.[2] In the 2020 French Polynesian municipal elections he was elected a town Councillor in Teva I Uta.[3]
He was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election, defeating Tapura Huiraatira's Tepuaraurii Teriitahi.[4][5]
He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2023 election.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Législatives 2022 - Steve Chailloux : "Un peuple et ses langues"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Législatives : Steve Chailloux, un professeur de tahitien à l'Assemblée nationale" (in French). TNTV News. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Législatives : "Il est temps de passer à l'alternance du pouvoir" estime Steve Chailloux" (in French). TNTV News. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Pro-independence candidates in Tahiti win seats in French National Assembly". RNZ. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Législatives : Steve Chailloux élu député de la deuxième circonscription" (in French). Radio1. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.