Everything about Gaston Flosse totally explained
Gaston Flosse (born
June 24,
1931) is a politician and former President of
French Polynesia.
He supports the current autonomy arrangement between
French Polynesia and
France and has led the
conservative pro-autonomy and anti-independence party
Tahoera'a Huiraatira (People's Rally for the Republic Party) for more than 20 years. He was the vice-president of the government council from
1982 to
1984, when more autonomy was gained and he became President of the Governing Council. He held that position from
1984 to
1987 and from
1991 to
2004.
On
February 27,
2004, French Polynesian autonomy was again increased, and Flosse became President of French Polynesia (
Le président de la Polynésie française). Shortly after, though, his party lost the
parliamentary elections, and on
June 15, he left office when the parliament, the
Assembly of French Polynesia (
Assemblée de la Polynésie française), elected the pro-independence leader,
Oscar Temaru to the post.
On
October 22,
2004, he was re-elected to the presidency, and he took office that day, although doubt was cast on the legitimacy of this election by
Antony Géros, the President of the French Polynesia Assembly (see
French Polynesia political crisis 2004). On
February 13,
2005, Flosse's party lost the parliamentary
by-elections, which had been called as a compromise after pressure from Temaru's supporters. On
February 18,
2005, Flosse lost the presidency again in a parliamentary confidence vote, and on
March 3,
2005, Temaru took over.
Apart from having been president of the territory, he's also been both tourism minister and housing minister. He is the mayor of Pirea municipality north of
Papeete and is the representative for the territory in the
French National Assembly in
Paris.
Flosse was able to rule with the support of centrist parties and groupings. He and French President
Jacques Chirac have a close personal association, Chirac being a godfather to Flosse's youngest son. This relationship, of course has given the Tahitian special access to the highest levels of power in France, which he's utilised in negotiating aid packages and financial support for the territory.
On
21 June 2006 Flosse was convicted of corruption and given a three-month suspended sentence. The court found that he'd abused his political office in connection with a hotel purchase. He continued to be a member of the territorial assembly and French senate.
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Flosse's party came third in the February 2008 legislative assembly elections, but with the support of
Oscar Temaru and his UPLD (Union for Democracy) party, which came second, Flosse became president of French Polynesia again on
23 February 2008 but was replaced by
Gaston Tong Sang after losing a vote of confidence on
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