1. Moetai Charles Brotherson was born on 22 October 1969 and is a French Polynesian politician who has served as President of French Polynesia since 12 May 2023.
13 Facts About Moetai Brotherson
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Moetai Brotherson had previously represented French Polynesia's 3rd constituency in the French National Assembly from the 2017.
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Moetai Brotherson is best known for his calm demeanour, representing his party's moderate wing.
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Moetai Brotherson graduated from the Ecole internationale des sciences du traitement de l'information in 1990 with a master's degree in computer science.
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Moetai Brotherson had an appointment with Siemens in the Twin Towers on the day of the attacks.
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Moetai Brotherson was head of the Post and Telecommunications department from 2005 to 2008, then chief of staff to Vice President of French Polynesia Antony Geros from 2011 to 2013.
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Moetai Brotherson unsuccessfully promoted a bill seeking lifetime disqualification from office for politicians convicted of corruption and advocated for French Polynesian independence.
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Moetai Brotherson called on the Government of France to clean up its nuclear weapons test site at Moruroa and to compensate test victims.
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Moetai Brotherson was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia for the Windward Islands in the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election.
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Moetai Brotherson appointed Eliane Tevahitua as the first female Vice President of French Polynesia in history.
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Moetai Brotherson resigned from the French National Assembly, where he was succeeded by his substitute Mereana Reid Arbelot.
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Moetai Brotherson stated that the first step was to define the electorate eligible to vote in the referendum.
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Moetai Brotherson called himself a "a courteous, but very determined man".