Ilaïsaane Lauouvéa(born 1970) is aNew Caledonianpolitician, who from 2009 to 2014 was an elected member of theCongress of New Caledoniarepresenting theKanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.

Ilaïsaane Lauouvéa
Member of the Congress of New Caledonia
Personal details
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Nouméa
Political partyKanak and Socialist National Liberation Front

Education

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Lauouvéa was born in 1970 inNouméa.[1]Her family originally came fromWallis,part of the FrenchcollectivityofWallis and Futuna.[2]She studied law at theFrench Pacific Universityat its New Caledonia centre.[1]She then was awarded an MA in Political Science fromParis X University.[1]In 2017 she graduated with a second MA in Public Policy theAustralian National University.[1]

Career

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From 2001 to 2007 she was elected to the municipal council ofMont-Dore.[1]In 2009 she represented New Caledonia at the United Nations General Assembly, arguing for self-determination for the collectivity, as well as citing wealth inequality as the most important social issue.[3]

From 2009 to 2014 she was elected to the Assembly of theSouth Provinceand to theCongress of New Caledonia.[1]From 2013 to 2014 she was a President of the Standing Committee of Congress.[1]She is a member of theKanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.[4]In 2017 she was a member ofMaison de la Mélanésieand on the board of directors on the Institute of the Pacific at the Australian National University.[5]In 2021 she worked as a senior advisor in the New Caledonia government's Regional Cooperation and External Relations Department.[6]

References

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  1. ^abcdefg"Direction de la Maison de la Mélanésie Paul de Deckker".2020-10-23. Archived fromthe originalon 2020-10-23.Retrieved2021-11-07.
  2. ^"Dieu et le pays | LNC.nc | Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, le Journal de Nouvelle Calédonie".2021-11-07. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-11-07.Retrieved2021-11-07.
  3. ^"Fourth Committee Hears from Petitioners on Questions of New Caledonia, United States Virgin Islands, Western Sahara, as Decolonization Debate Continues | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".2021-11-07. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-11-07.Retrieved2021-11-07.
  4. ^Chauchat, Mathias (2011).Les institutions en Nouvelle Calédonie: Institutions politiques et administratives(in French). ScérÉn-CDP NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE.ISBN978-2-35036-116-1.
  5. ^Inégalités sociales et décolonisation(PDF)(in French). Centre culturel Tjibaou, Nouméa. 2017.
  6. ^"Uncovering nature's potential for managing climate change – a priority in the Pacific Islands | The Pacific Community".2021-11-07. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-11-07.Retrieved2021-11-07.