Ilaïsaane Lauouvéa (born 1970) is a New Caledonian politician, who from 2009 to 2014 was an elected member of the Congress of New Caledonia representing the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.
Ilaïsaane Lauouvéa | |
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| Member of the Congress of New Caledonia | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Nouméa |
| Political party | Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front |
Education
Lauouvéa was born in 1970 in Nouméa.[1] Her family originally came from Wallis, part of the French collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.[2] She studied law at the French Pacific University at its New Caledonia centre.[1] She then was awarded an MA in Political Science from Paris X University.[1] In 2017 she graduated with a second MA in Public Policy the Australian National University.[1]
Career
From 2001 to 2007 she was elected to the municipal council of Mont-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 the South Province and to the Congress of New Caledonia.[1] From 2013 to 2014 she was a President of the Standing Committee of Congress.[1] She is a member of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.[4] In 2017 she was a member of Maison de la Mélanésie and 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]