Jacques Teuira

Jacques Teuira
2nd President of French Polynesia
In office 12 February 1987 – 9 December 1987
Vice President	Jacques Teheiura
Preceded by	Gaston Flosse
Succeeded by	Alexandre Léontieff
Personal details
Born	1933 (age 90–91)
Political party	Tahoera'a Huiraatira

Jacques "Jacky" Teuira (born 1933) is a French politician and was the President of French Polynesia from 12 February 1987 to 9 December 1987.^[1]

Biography

He served as the President of the Assembly of French Polynesia from April 1983 to March 1987.^[2]

Teuira's predecessor, Gaston Flosse, was the first President of French Polynesia, and the head of Teuira's political party, the pro-autonomy Tahoera'a Huiraatira.^[3] In February 1987, Flosse resigned from the presidency in order to become the first, and only, French state secretary in charge of Pacific affairs.^[4] Flosse chose Jacky Teuira as his handpicked successor as President over his longtime protégé, Alexandre Léontieff.^[4][5] Teuira was sworn in as President of French Polynesia on 12 February 1987.

Teuira's administration in French Polynesia would last less than a year. Léontieff responded to be passed over for the presidency by forming a majority coalition in the Assembly of French Polynesia with others politicians opposed to Flosse and Teuira. The move forced Teuira to resign as President of French Polynesia in December 1987.^[6]

References

1. Ben Cahoon (2000). "French Polynesia". WorldStatesman.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
2. Le président - Assemblée de la Polynésie française
3. "The rise and rise of French Polynesia's Gaston Flosse". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 56, no. 3. 1 March 1985. p. 55. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Flosse's promotion proves too Much". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 58, no. 5. 1 May 1987. p. 28. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Robert Aldrich (1993). France and the South Pacific since 1940. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 293.
6. "Leontieff FP President". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 59, no. 1. 1 January 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

Political offices
Preceded by Gaston Flosse	President of French Polynesia 1987	Succeeded by Alexandre Léontieff