Moetai Brotherson

Moetai Brotherson
Brotherson in 2017
18th President of French Polynesia
Assumed office
12 May 2023
Preceded byÉdouard Fritch
Minister of Tourism
Assumed office
15 May 2023
PresidentHimself
Preceded byÉdouard Fritch
Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia
In office
17 May 2018 – 12 May 2023
Constituency3rd of the Windward Islands (2018–2023)
Leeward Islands (2023)
Member of the National Assembly
for French Polynesia's 3rd constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 9 June 2023
Preceded byJean-Paul Tuaiva
Succeeded byMereana Reid Arbelot
Personal details
Born
Moetai Charles Brotherson

(1969-10-22) 22 October 1969 (age 54)
Papeete, French Polynesia
NationalityFrench
Political partyTāvini Huiraʻatira (2004–present)
Alma materÉcole internationale des sciences du traitement de l'information
OccupationComputer engineer

Moetai Charles Brotherson (born 22 October 1969) is a French Polynesian politician who has served as President of French Polynesia since 12 May 2023.

He had previously represented French Polynesia's 3rd constituency in the French National Assembly from the 2017.[1] A member of Tāvini Huiraʻatira, he had also served as a member of the Assembly of French Polynesia from 2018. Brotherson has been deputy leader of Tāvini Huiraʻatira since 2017 under the leadership of former President of French Polynesia Oscar Temaru.

Following the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election, Brotherson was elected President of French Polynesia by the Assembly of French Polynesia. He supports French Polynesia peacefully gaining independence from France through a local referendum possibly to be held in the 2030s.[2] He is best known for his calm demeanour,[3] representing his party's moderate wing.[4]

  1. ^ "Moetai Brotherson, La Voix du Tavini au Palais Bourbon". La Dépêche de Tahiti. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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  4. ^ "L'indépendantiste Moetai Brotherson élu président de la Polynésie française" (in French). Le Point. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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