Luc Faatau (born 1959) is a

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

n politician and former

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. He is a member of the Tapura Huiraatira. Faatau is a former delegate of the Polynesian Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers. He served as Minister of Lands in the 2004 cabinet of president

Gaston Flosse Gaston Flosse (born 24 June 1931) is a French politician who has been President of French Polynesia on five separate occasions. He is currently a member of the Senate of France and has been a French junior minister under Jacques Chirac. He receiv ...

, and later under Gaston Tong Sang. In January 2017 he was appointed to the cabinet of

Édouard Fritch Winfred Édouard Tereori Fritch (born 4 January 1952) is a French politician who has served as President of French Polynesia since 2014. He previously presided over the Assembly of French Polynesia on three occasions: from April 2007 to February ...

as Minister of Equipment and Transport. He contested the

2018 French Polynesian legislative election Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 22 April and 6 May 2018. On 22 April 2018, voters cast their ballots in the first round of the election to the Assembly of French Polynesia. A second round was held on 6 May 2018 for the thre ...

as a candidate for the Tapura Huiraatira. During the campaign he was accused of abusing Ministerial travel for the purposes of campaigning. While not elected, he entered the

Assembly of French Polynesia The Assembly of French Polynesia (french: Assemblée de la Polynésie française, Tahitian: Te apo'ora'a rahi o te fenua Mā'ohi) is the unicameral legislature of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic. It is located at Plac ...

as a replacement for a government Minister after not being reappointed to Cabinet.

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Living people 1959 births Government ministers of French Polynesia Transport ministers of French Polynesia Members of the Assembly of French Polynesia Tapura Huiraatira politicians {{Oceania-politician-stub