Léopold Jorédié | |
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Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia | |
In office 28 May 1999 – 5 April 2001 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Déwé Gorodey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 |
Died | 8 September 2013(2013-09-08) (aged 65–66) |
Occupation | Politician |
Léopold Jorédié (1947 – 8 September 2013) was a former Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia who served under Jean Lèques. As VP he was given a suspended sentence for corruption. In 2007 he was declared unfit to hold public office and declared bankrupt. He was a member of the Federation of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees. Although the FCCI itself is a moderate nationalist party, from the 1980s onward he was seen as more militant and even open to "armed struggle" against the French.
References
- BBC Archive - Oct 1, 2001
- Islands Business
- The Contemporary Pacific 12.2 (2000) 515-520
- "Noumea Journal; On an Island in the Pacific, but Far From at Peace" in the July 26, 1988 edition of The New York Times