Louis Mapou
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Louis Mapou | |
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10th President of the Government of New Caledonia | |
Assumed office 22 July 2021 | |
Vice President | Isabelle Champmoreau |
Preceded by | Thierry Santa |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 November 1958 |
Political party | National Union for Independence |
Louis Mapou (born 14 November 1958 in Yaté) is a Kanak politician who has served as the President of the Government of New Caledonia since 22 July 2021.[1]
He is a member of the Palika, and was the president of National Union for Independence group in the Congress of New Caledonia from 2014 to 2021. Also he has also been a municipal councillor of Païta from 1995 to 1998 and since 2020.[2]
Mapou studied at university in Nantes and then in Paris in the 1980s. He was director-general of the Rural Development and Land Management Agency from 1998 to 2005. From 2005 to 2014, he was director of Eramet and chairman of the board of Koniambo Nickel.[2]
References
- ^ "Louis Mapou élu premier président indépendantiste du gouvernement calédonien depuis l'Accord de Nouméa". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ a b "Louis Mapou > Forum Sec". Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07.
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