Armelle Merceron is a former government minister from

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Biography

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. In 1996 she entered politics. In 1998 she was appointed Minister of Social Affairs. In September 2001 following the sacking of Patrick Howell she was appointed Minister of Health and the Civil Service by President

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. As Health Minister she dealt with a doctor's strike, and proposed that all pregnant women be tested for

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to contain the virus. She later became Minister of Education. In January 2007 she was appointed Minister of Finance by

Gaston Tong Sang Gaston Tong Sang (born August 7, 1949 in Bora Bora) is a French politician and is the former President of French Polynesia. He served terms as President of French Polynesia from November 2009 until April 2011, from April 2008 until February 200 ...

. She was reappointed as a Minister by Tong Sang in 2008. In October 2009 she was accused of favouritism in the awarding of government contracts. In December 2009 she was convicted and fined US$25,000 for skewing the awarding of more than US$1 million worth of contracts. In 2017 she announced her retirement from politics.

References

Living people Government ministers of French Polynesia Education ministers of French Polynesia Finance ministers of French Polynesia Health ministers of French Polynesia Social affairs ministers of French Polynesia French women economists Year of birth missing (living people) {{FrenchPolynesia-bio-stub