Lucette Taero is a politician from French Polynesia. In 2001 she became the president of the Assembly of French Polynesia, the first woman to hold the position.
Biography
Taero served as a government minister under President Gaston Flosse for five years prior to becoming assembly president. In 2008 she resigned from the party she belonged to, Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party.
In 2004, Taero punched an opposition Member of Parliament during an assembly session.
References
- ^ "French Polynesia's first woman assembly president resigns from political party". RNZ. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "LUCETTE TAERO RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FRENCH POLYNESIA ASSEMBLY | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "French Polynesia Speaker punches MP during Assembly session". RNZ. 2004-02-20. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "Female politician slaps male rival". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.