Chantal Galenon

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Minarii Chantal Galenon is an educator, politician and women's rights activist from French Polynesia. She has been an elected member of the French Polynesian Assembly since 2008 and is President of the .

Biography[]

Galenon was born on Tahiti and grew up in in Papeete.[1] A former primary school teacher, from 2001 to 2008 Galenon served on Papeete Municipal Council.[2] From 2008 she was an elected member of the French Polynesian Assembly representing the a party.[2] She was previously a supporter of Tahoeraa Huiraatira, but resigned from the party in December 2009.[3] Her resignation meant she stood as an independent candidate, an action that meant that Gaston Tong Sang lost his majority.[4] In 2011 hers was the casting vote in the no confidence motion that ended the presidency of Tong Sang.[5]

In 2014 she joined the board of Pu o te Hau - the only women's shelter in the territory.[6] In 2018 she spoke out against the cover designed for the brochure of the Tifaifai International Festival, which featured a naked Polynesian woman. Galenon was quoted as saying: "Nous souhaitons que l’image de la femme polynésienne soit basée sur des valeurs… Non plus considérée comme un objet d’exposition ! Il faut arrêter ce cliché." ["We want the image of Polynesian women to be based on values… No longer considered as an object of exhibition!"][7] She is President of the .[2][8] She is also President of the Association Vahine Piri Rava.[9] The organisation works to protect and develop women's rights in the territory, especially in terms of health.[10]

In 2021 Galenon appealed to the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the people of French Polynesia whose health has been affected by nuclear testing undertaken by the French government between the 1960s and the 1990s.[11] The same year she voted in favour of a compulsory vaccination programme for certain occupations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "MINARII, CHANTAL GALENON - Femmes de Polynésie". 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Delegate bios - New Zealand Parliament". 2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. ^ "DIVIDED TAHITI LAWMAKERS PASS 2010 BUDGET | Pacific Islands Report". 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. ^ Gonschor, Lorenz (2011). "French Polynesia". The Contemporary Pacific. 23 (1): 215–227. doi:10.1353/cp.2011.0028. ISSN 1527-9464.
  5. ^ "French Polynesia's Tong Sang ousted by Temaru | RNZ News". Radio New Zealand. 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  6. ^ "Chantal Galenon". Femme authochtones. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011.
  7. ^ "La Une du magazine spécial tifaifai déçoit le Conseil des femmes". 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  8. ^ "Chantal Galenon : "sauvons nos femmes en instruisant" • TNTV Tahiti Nui Télévision". 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. ^ "French Polynesia Petitioners Say 'Accommodationist' Territorial Government Provides Illusion of Self-determination, as President Hails Autonomy | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  10. ^ "Assemblée générale de l'association Vahine Piri Rava | Brèves | TAHITI INFOS, les informations de Tahiti". 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  11. ^ "Speakers Stake Out Diverging Positions on Western Sahara, French Polynesia, Other Decolonization Questions, as Fourth Committee Continues Work | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  12. ^ "Six élus Tavini ont déposé une proposition de loi contre l'obligation vaccinale | La Dépêche de Tahiti". 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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