Jean Juventin (9 March 1928 – 28 May 2019) was a French politician. He was mayor of

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from 1977 to 1995. He was also president of the

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from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1992 to 1995 and a deputy of the

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for

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from 1978 to 1986 and 1993 to 1997. He was a member of the

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political party.

Biography

A school teacher then school director, Jean Juventin was a member of the autonomist party

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created in 1965 by John Teariki to replace the dissolved

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in 1963. In 1967 he was elected to the Council of Government by the Territorial Assembly.New moves on internal self-government in French Polynesia
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', 1 December 1967, pp16–18 He was elected mayor of Papeete in the municipal elections of 13 March 1977, and was re-elected on 6 March 1983 and 13 March 1989. In March 1978, he was elected to the

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, and was re-elected in

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

, serving until

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

. He was elected to the National Assembly again in

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

, serving until

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

. He became president of Here Ai'a after the accidental death of John Teariki in 1983.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Juventin, Jean 1928 births 2019 deaths People from Papeete French Polynesian schoolteachers French Polynesian politicians Speakers of the Assembly of French Polynesia Rally for the Republic politicians Deputies of the 6th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Mayors of Papeete