Édouard Fritch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Édouard Fritch

French Polynesian politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1952

Place of Birth: Papeete, French Polynesia, France

Profession: politician, permanent politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Winfred Édouard Tereori Fritch (born 4 January 1952 in Papeete, French Polynesia) is a French politician and has been President of French Polynesia since September 2014.
Previously he has served as the President of the Assembly of French Polynesia on three occasions: from April 2007 to February 2008, from February 2009 to April 2009 and from May 2013 to September 2014.
Fritch was co-President of Tahoeraa Huiraatira, a pro-French political party, until 2016.Fritch became a member of the Assembly of French Polynesia in 1986.
He was reelected in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2013. He served as minister in Polynesian government several times from 1984 to 2011.
From 1995 to 2005, and again from 2009 to 2011, he was vice-president of the government.From 2000 to 2008, he was mayor of Pirae, succeeding his father-in-law Gaston Flosse.
He lost elections in 2008, but remained municipal councillor.
He was subsequently reelected in 2014.