Oscar Temaru
| Oscar Temaru | |
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| President of French Polynesia | |
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In office April 1, 2011 – May 17, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Tong Sang |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Flosse |
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In office 12 February – 25 November 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Tong Sang |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Tong Sang |
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In office September 13, 2007 – February 23, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Tong Sang |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Flosse |
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In office March 3, 2005 – December 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Flosse |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Tong Sang |
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In office June 14 – October 23, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Flosse |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Flosse |
| Personal details | |
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November 1, 1944 Faa'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| Political party | Tavini Huiraatira |
Oscar Manutahi Temaru (born November 1, 1944) is a French Polynesian politician. He has been President of French Polynesia (président de la Polynésie française), an overseas collectivity of France, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and from 2011 to 2013.
He first served as the President of French Polynesia (président de la Polynésie française) from June 15, 2004 until his Government lost a no-confidence motion on October 8, 2004. He was the caretaker President for two weeks after that, but was forced to give up the presidency until March 2005, when he was reelected after parliamentary by-elections.
He is leader of the five party coalition Union For Democracy, which includes his pro-independence party Tavini Huiraatira (People's Servant Party) and other smaller parties that support autonomy for French Polynesia rather than independence. Those parties unexpectedly defeated supporters of long-time leader Gaston Flosse in the May 2004 parliamentary elections.
On October 8, 2004, his government was censured and ousted by the Parliament, the Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française) by a vote of 29 to 28. There were calls for the French Government to step in and hold new elections, and allegations by the French Socialist Party that his Government was subject to acts of "methodical destabilisation" on the part of the French government. Gaston Flosse was re-elected President by the Assembly in a simple majority vote on October 22. The President of the Assembly, Antony Géros, cast doubt on the legitimacy of this election saying the vote for President (président de la Polynésie française) should occur on October 25 (see French Polynesia political crisis 2004). As a compromise, by-elections were set for February 13, 2005 for certain seats, which Temaru's coalition won. He was re-elected president (président de la Polynésie française) on March 3, 2005.
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