Robert Laufoaulu (born 7 July 1947)[1] is a Wallisian politician. He represented Wallis and Futuna in the Senate of France from 1998 to 2020.
Robert Laufoaulu | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Wallis and Futuna | |
| In office 27 September 1998 – 30 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Basile Tui |
| Succeeded by | Mikaele Kulimoetoke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1947 |
| Political party | Rally for the Republic Union for a Popular Movement Les Republicans The Independents – Republic and Territories group |
A teacher by profession, Laufoaulu was first elected to the Senate in 1998.[1] He was not one of the six candidates in the first round, who all sat in the territorial assembly, but was nominated for the second round by the alliance of parties opposed to candidate Kamilo Gata, former deputy for Wallis-and-Futuna. He won the second round by 14 votes to 7.[2]
He was re-elected in the first round in the Senatorial elections of 2008[3] and 2014.[4] In the Senate he sat as a member of Rally for the Republic, then the Union for a Popular Movement, then Les Republicans, before joining The Independents – Republic and Territories group in 2018. In 2016, he was financially sanctioned for absenteeism.[5]
In the 2016 Republicans presidential primary he supported Alain Juppé. In the first round of the 2017 French presidential election he supported François Fillon, who obtained 28.5% of the vote in Wallis and Futuna, against 20% nationally.[6]
He stood for re-election in 2020, but was defeated by Mikaele Kulimoetoke in the second round.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "LAUFOAULU Robert". Senate of France. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Mayer, Raymond (2009). "Le classement des archives administratives de Wallis-et-Futuna (1951-2000) de Gildas Pressensé". Journal de la société des océanistes (129): 305–322. doi:10.4000/jso.5968. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Wallis and Futuna's French Senate rep re-elected". RNZ. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Wallis and Futuna retains senator". RNZ. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Absentéisme des sénateurs : "Des décennies de mauvaises habitudes"" (in French). Le Journal du Dimanche. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Résultats de l'élection présidentielle 2017 Wallis-et-Futuna" (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Sofia Folautanoa (28 September 2020). "Mikaele Kulimoetoke élu sénateur de Wallis et Futuna" (in French). FranceInfo. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Résultats 2020: 986 Îles Wallis et Futuna". Denate of France. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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