Albert Solia | |
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Minister of Equipment and Transport | |
In office 18 November 2013 –13 January 2017 | |
President | Gaston Flosse Édouard Fritch |
Preceded by | Bruno Marty |
Succeeded by | Luc Faatau |
Personal details | |
Died | 11 March 2020 [1] |
Political party | Tahoera'a Huiraatira |
Albert Solia (died 11 March 2020) was a French Polynesian politician and Cabinet Minister.
Solia worked in the construction industry,and was a founder of construction company Interoute. [2] From 1995 to 2007 he served as its chief executive. [3] He later worked as a civil servant in French Polynesia's Ministry of Transport. [4]
In November 2013 he was appointed Minister of Equipment,Planning,and Transport by Gaston Flosse,replacing Bruno Marty. [4] [3] [5] Following the ousting from office of Flosse for corruption in September 2014 he retained his portfolios in the Cabinet of Édouard Fritch. [6] In a cabinet reshuffle in January 2017 he was replaced by Luc Faatau. [7] [8] [9] He later worked as an advisor to the president. [1]
In October 2017 he was taken in for questioning and held for 40 hours over allegations of favourtism in awarding public works contracts. [10] [11] [12]
He died in March 2020 after a long illness. [1]
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