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In 1984, French
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In May 2013, he was elected representative to the French
Polynesia Assembly on the Tahoeraa Huiraatira list, then chair of the Committee on Institutions, International and European Affairs, Solidarity, Employment and Relations with the Commons. In April 2015 he was expelled from the party.
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where he obtained his baccalaureate degree in 1969, he began his professional career at the bottom of the scale at the Socrédo bank, then went on to hold administrative posts before returning to school and obtaining a degree in law from the
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Tahoeraa Huiraatira returned to power. Gaston Flosse appointed him vice-president of the government and awarded him the Ministry of Health, Solidarity, Housing and Research.
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party. In April 2017 he and the other defendants were ordered to jointly repay US$ 2.1 million. In
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822:"Victime d'un malaise Ă Nice, Michel Buillard se remet peu Ă peu"
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Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Housing
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