Tematai Le Gayic

Tematai Le Gayic (11 October, 2000)[1] is a French Polynesian politician and member of the French National Assembly. He is the youngest deputy in the French Fifth Republic.[2][1] He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira, and sits with the New Ecologic and Social People's Union in the National Assembly.

Tematai Le Gayic
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly
for Windward Isles 1
Assumed office
30 April 2023
Member of the French National Assembly
for French Polynesia's 1st constituency
Assumed office
18 June 2022
Preceded byMaina Sage
Personal details
Born2000
Papeete, French Polynesia
Political partyTavini Huiraatira
New Ecologic and Social People's Union

Le Gayic was born in Papeetee and grew up in Tubuai in the Austral Islands.[3] He returned to Tahiti when he was 10 and was educated in Papara, before studying history and political science at Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis.[3] After graduating in 2021, he began a master's degree in political science at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.[4]

He was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election, defeating Tapura Huiraatira's Nicole Bouteau.[5] On his election he became the youngest deputy in the Fifth Republic.[1]

He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election.[6]

References
  1. "En Polynésie, Tematai Le Gayic devient à 21 ans le plus jeune député de la Ve République" (in French). France24. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. Législatives : Tematai Le Gayic, 21 ans, plus jeune député de l’histoire de la Ve République tntv.pf, 20 June 2022, retrieved 26 June 2022
  3. "Législatives 2022 - Tematai Le Gayic : "La citoyenneté mā'ohi"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. "Temata'i Le Gayic : la culture polynésienne pour cheval de bataille" (in French). Radio1. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. "Pro-independence candidates in Tahiti win seats in French National Assembly". RNZ. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.


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