Thierry Santa
Thierry Santa | |
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| 9th President of the Government of New Caledonia | |
| In office 6 July 2019 – 22 July 2021 | |
| Vice President | Gilbert Tyuienon |
| Preceded by | Philippe Germain |
| Succeeded by | Louis Mapou |
| President of The Rally | |
| In office 5 December 2018 – 20 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Frogier |
| Succeeded by | Alcide Ponga |
| President of the Congress of New Caledonia | |
| In office 17 July 2015 – 30 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gaël Yanno |
| Succeeded by | Gaël Yanno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1967 Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Political party | The Rally (New Caledonia) The Republicans (France) |
| Spouse | Sabine Di Russo |
| Alma mater | University of Bordeaux |
Thierry Santa (born 29 August 1967) is a French politician in New Caledonia who served the 9th President of the Government of New Caledonia from July 2019 to July 2021.[1][2] He served as the leader of The Rally political party from 2018 to 2024. He previously served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 2015 to 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]Born on 29 August 1967 in Papeete,[3] Santa is the son of Tugdual Santa (born in 1943 in Papeete), through whom he descends from notable families of Tahiti and Irène Degage (born in 1945), former civil servant of the Office of Posts and Telecommunications (OPT) in Tahiti then responsible for the social grocery store of the Red Cross in Raiatea.
After his parents divorced, he spent most of his childhood between school periods in Tahiti where he continued to reside with his mother and vacations in Thio in New Caledonia with his father.[3] He then studied in Bordeaux, at the former Université Bordeaux-I, from which he graduated with a master's degree in economic sciences and a specialized higher studies diploma (DESS) in business administration. Once he graduated in 1991, he did his national service as a technical aid volunteer (VAT) in the service of the finances of the town hall of Nouméa, and then settled permanently in New Caledonia.[3]
Political career
[edit]He became head of the finance department of the town hall of Nouméa until 2000.[3] His political career started in 2000, when Pierre Frogier, then deputy, mayor of Mont-Dore and successor potential of Jacques Lafleur at the head of the historic party of the loyalist right, recruited him on 12 June as secretary general of the town hall of this commune in the suburbs of Nouméa. It was that same year that he joined the party.[3][4] Pierre Frogier became president of the government of New Caledonia and resigning from his mandate as mayor on 31 March. His relations with the new chief magistrate, Réginald Bernut, were worse.[3]
He left this function within the municipal administration to become a collaborator of Corinne Fuluhea, member of The Rally of the local executive responsible for Vocational Training, until 5 April. He then became project manager for the Budget and Financial Affairs Directorate (DBAF) of the government, then returned to his position as secretary general of the town of Mont-Dore to the new mayor, Éric Gay, himself a close friend of Pierre Frogier. He then participated in the reorganization of the municipal administration and the preparation of the urban redevelopment of Boulari.[3]
President of the Rally
[edit]Once again an elected official of the opposition, Santa, who had left the general secretariat of The Rally in Virginie Ruffenach, rejoined the structure. He succeeded Pierre Froglier following the 2018 independence referendum on an interim basis.[5] For the 2019 provincial elections, he allied himself with the Caledonian Republicans in a electoral coalition called, Les Loyalistes forming a tandem with Sonia Backès to lead the list in South Province, the latter taking first place and him second.[6] The coalition also became a political group at the Congress, and Thierry Santa took over as president.[7] They achieved victory with 20 seats out of 40 in the Provincial Assembly, and became the first group of the Congress, with 18 seats out of 54.[8] He was succeded by Alcide Ponga.[9]
President of the Government of New Caledonia
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On 28 June 2019, Thierry Santa was elected president of the government of New Caledonia.[10] He took office on 6 July.[11] On 9 July, he was also responsible for the coordination and control of the sectors of external relations and civil security, tourist promotion, the strategy for the development of natural resources, the mining code and the social accounts within the government. He is government fell apart in 2021.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Santa married Sabine Di Russo (born 1 February 1974) on 3 September 2010,[12] the Human Resources Director of the company Nouméa Casinos.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thierry Santa elected New Caledonia president". Radio New Zealand. 28 June 2019.
- ^ a b Maclellan, Nic (3 February 2021). "New Caledonia government falls apart over nickel deal and independence push". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Parti pour son parti | Les Nouvelles calédoniennes". www.lnc.nc (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ /joncentry?openpage&ap=2000&page=2414 Order No. 47/00 of May 17, 2000 of the town of Mont-Dore recruiting a secretary general, Official Journal of New Caledonia (JONC), { {n°|7462}}, June 20, 2000, p. 2414
- ^ "Pierre Frogier passe la main". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "«L'Avenir en confiance» joue la réconciliation et l'unité". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ “Constitution of the L’Avenir group in confidence at the congress”, “NCPresse”, 03/25/2019
- ^ francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/province-sud/province-sud-bascule-caledonie-ensemble-avenir-confiance-710309.html NC The 1re with F.T., “The South province switches from Caledonia together to L’Avenir en confidence", New Caledonia La 1re, 05/14/2019, updated on 05/16/2019, consulted on 05/17/2019
- ^ "Alcide Ponga élu président du Rassemblement". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Thierry Santa elected New Caledonia president". RNZ. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ 2019-728212.html Clarisse Watue and Caroline Moureaux, “The 16th government is in place”, New Caledonia The 1st, 06/07/2019.
- ^ « Thierry Santa et Sabine Di Russo », Carnet blanc, site officiel de la ville du Mont-Dore (in French)
- ^ A. Noir, « À l'école du jeu », site officiel de la Province Sud, 17 juin 2009 Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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