Tematai Le Gayic

Tematai Le Gayic (born 11 October 2000)[1] is a French Polynesian politician and member of the French National Assembly. He is the youngest deputy in the French Fifth Republic.[2][1] He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira, and sits with the New Ecologic and Social People's Union in the National Assembly.

Tematai Le Gayic
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly
for Windward Isles 1
Assumed office
30 April 2023
Member of the French National Assembly
for French Polynesia's 1st constituency
Assumed office
18 June 2022
Preceded byMaina Sage
Personal details
Born (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000
Papeete, French Polynesia
Political partyTavini Huiraatira
New Ecologic and Social People's Union

Le Gayic was born in Papeetee and grew up in Tubuai in the Austral Islands.[3] He returned to Tahiti when he was 10 and was educated in Papara, before studying history and political science at Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis.[3] After graduating in 2021, he began a master's degree in political science at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.[4]

He was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election, defeating Tapura Huiraatira's Nicole Bouteau.[5] On his election he became the youngest deputy in the Fifth Republic.[1]

He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election.[6]

References
  1. "En Polynésie, Tematai Le Gayic devient à 21 ans le plus jeune député de la Ve République" (in French). France24. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. Législatives : Tematai Le Gayic, 21 ans, plus jeune député de l’histoire de la Ve République tntv.pf, 20 June 2022, retrieved 26 June 2022
  3. "Législatives 2022 - Tematai Le Gayic : "La citoyenneté mā'ohi"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. "Temata'i Le Gayic : la culture polynésienne pour cheval de bataille" (in French). Radio1. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. "Pro-independence candidates in Tahiti win seats in French National Assembly". RNZ. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.


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