Armelle Merceron
Armelle Merceron is a former government minister from French Polynesia.[1][2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Merceron was an economics teacher for nearly 20 years, including two years at La Mennais College and 17 years at the Lycée Professionnel de Taaone.[3] In 1996 she entered politics.[4] In 1998 she was appointed Minister of Social Affairs.[3] In September 2001 following the sacking of Patrick Howell she was appointed Minister of Health and the Civil Service by President Gaston Flosse.[5] As Health Minister she dealt with a doctor's strike,[6] and proposed that all pregnant women be tested for HIV to contain the virus.[7] She later became Minister of Education.[3] In January 2007 she was appointed Minister of Finance by Gaston Tong Sang.[8] She was reappointed as a Minister by Tong Sang in 2008.[9][10]
In October 2009 she was accused of favouritism in the awarding of government contracts.[11][12] In December 2009 she was convicted and fined US$25,000 for skewing the awarding of more than US$1 million worth of contracts.[1] In 2017 she announced her retirement from politics.[4][3]
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