Albert Likuvalu

Apeleto "Albert" Likuvalu (born 14 November 1943) is a politician from Wallis and Futuna.

Apeleto Albert Likuvalu
President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
In office
22 February 2005 – 24 November 2005
Preceded byPatalione Kanimoa
Succeeded byEmeni Simete
Member of the French Parliament
for Wallis and Futuna
In office
20 June 2007 – 20 June 2012
Preceded byVictor Brial
Succeeded byDavid Vergé
Personal details
Born14 November 1943
Alo

He ran as a socialist candidate in 2002, receiving 928 votes in the first round and coming third. In 2005 after an alliance between the socialists and centre-right parties he was elected President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. While president, he supported the Lavelua, Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, in his dispute with the French colonial government; as a result France's overseas territories minister Francois Baroin refused to meet with him.[1] He was replaced as president of the assembly in November 2005,[2] and later served as leader of the opposition.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of France in the 2007 French legislative election,[4] the first time that a socialist candidate had been elected from Wallis and Futuna.[5][6] As a deputy he sat with the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group in the Assembly. He lost his seat in 2012.[7][8]

He ran for the Senate in the 2020 French Senate election, coming third with 23% of the vote.[9]

References
  1. "Wallis delegate disappointed with Paris visit". RNZ. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. "Speaker elected in Wallis and Futuna". RNZ. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "Wallis and Futuna lawmakers pass budget". RNZ. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. Angleviel, Frederic (2008). "Wallis and Futuna in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007". The Contemporary Pacific. 20 (1): 251–254. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. "UMP holds seats in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, but not Wallis and Futuna". RNZ. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  7. "Wallis et Futuna : une triangulaire fatale aux deux candidats de gauche" (in French). Le Monde. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. "Législatives: Les Wallisiens et Futuniens appelés aux urnes ce dimanche 11 juin 2017". FranceInfo. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. "Résultats 2020: 986 Îles Wallis et Futuna" (in French). Ministère de l’Intérieur. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


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