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The Order of Tahiti Nui was established on 5 June 1996 by the Assembly of French Polynesia to reward distinguished merit and achievements in the service to French Polynesia.
Nuihau Laurey is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He was vice-president of French Polynesia from 2014–2017 and one of the two senators for French Polynesia from 2015 to 2020. He was acting president of French Polynesia in 2014 between Gaston Flosse and Édouard Fritch's presidencies.
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Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu is a French Polynesian civil servant, politician, and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira. He is the son of politician Maco Tevane and the brother of TNTV director Mateata Maamaatuaiahutapu.
Maco Tevane, real name Marc Maamaatuaiahutapu was a French Polynesian author, playwright, and politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Gaston Flosse in the 1990s. He was a defender of Polynesian culture and the Tahitian language and is considered the founding father of popular Tahitian theatre. He was the father of politician Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu and TNTV director Mateata Maamaatuaiahutapu.
Pierre Frébault is a French Polynesian civil servant, politician, and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira.
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Eliane Chungue is a French Polynesian medical researcher and former director of the Malardé Institute.
Lucien Li is a French Polynesian police commander.
Léonard Colombel Puputauki, also known as Rere Puputauki, is the former head of French Polynesia's Presidential Intervention Group (GIP). Since being removed from office he has been convicted of manslaughter, abuse of public funds, and ignoring labour laws over actions taken while managing the GIP. Charges of kidnapping relating to the disappearance and murder of journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud are still pending.
The Institut Louis-Malardé (ILM) is a medical research institution in Papeete, Tahiti, focused on public health research and epidemiological monitoring in French Polynesia. It was part of the international network of Pasteur Institutes.
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- ↑ "Le lieutenant-colonel Alain Atger prend la tête de la section de recherches" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "Alain Atger, commandant de la Section de recherche" (in French). Radio1. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "Une femme à la tête de la Section de recherches" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ordre de Tahiti Nui : la douane et la gendarmerie mises à l'honneur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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