Cynthia Ligeard ( Parage; born 15 June 1962) is a

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

n anti-independence politician. She was the second woman to serve as

President of the Government of New Caledonia The president of the Government of New Caledonia is a political position in the Government of New Caledonia formed in 1999, after the Nouméa Accord was signed in 1998. New Caledonia has a collegial government with 11 members elected by Congr ...

, a position she held from 5 June 2014 until 1 April 2015. (Marie-Noëlle Thémereau was the first female President of New Caledonia from 2004 to 2007).

Biography

Ligeard was born Cynthia Parage in Nouméa, New Caledonia, on 15 June 1962. She is a caldoche, or New Caledonian of French descent. The 2014 New Caledonian legislative election were held on 11 May 2014. Cynthia Ligeard was elected

by Congress of New Caledonia, Congress on 5 June 2014. She headed a coalition of anti-independence New Caledonian political parties in Congress. However, Ligeard's government lasted just six months before its collapse in December 2014 due to a dispute between the anti-independence coalition parties over finances and fiscal issues. Philippe Germain of Caledonia Together succeeded her as president on 1 April 2015.

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