Marie-Noëlle Thémereau
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Marie-Noëlle Thémereau (born 1950) is the former president
of the government of New Caledonia
, an overseas territory of France
in the Pacific Ocean
. She is a member of the loyalist (i.e. anti-independence) Future Together
party ("Avenir ensemble"). She was elected by the Congress of New Caledonia in 2004 after defeating the long-time ruling loyalist party RPCR
(Rally for Caledonia in the Republic) and its chief Jacques Lafleur
. Thémereau resigned on July 24, 2007.
She was succeeded in the Congress by Pascal Vittori
.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the government of New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, an overseas territory of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. She is a member of the loyalist (i.e. anti-independence) Future Together
Future Together
The Future Together is a center-right political party in New Caledonia supporting the maintenance of political and administrative ties with France....
party ("Avenir ensemble"). She was elected by the Congress of New Caledonia in 2004 after defeating the long-time ruling loyalist party RPCR
Rally for Caledonia in the Republic
The The Rally–UMP is a conservative political party in New Caledonia, strongly supportive of the French status of the region; it is affiliated with the French Union for a Popular Movement.-History:...
(Rally for Caledonia in the Republic) and its chief Jacques Lafleur
Jacques Lafleur
Jacques Lafleur was a French politician born in Nouméa, New Caledonia.Lafleur was a onetime leader of one of the two anti-independence parties in New Caledonia, the RPCR . He was a signatory to the Matignon Accords in 1988 and the Nouméa Accord in 1998...
. Thémereau resigned on July 24, 2007.
She was succeeded in the Congress by Pascal Vittori
Pascal Vittori
Pascal Vittori is a New Caledonian politician. He is a member of the Future Together party, of which he serves as secretary. Since 2008, he has served as the New Centre's representative in New Caledonia. In 2004 he replaced Marie-Noëlle Thémereau in the Congress of New Caledonia.-References:...
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