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Jacques Lafleur (20 November 1932 – 4 December 2010) was a French politician born in
Jacques Lafleur (20 November 1932 – 4 December 2010) was a French politician born in Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and ...
, New Caledonia, France.
Lafleur was a leader of one of the two anti-independence parties in New Caledonia, the RPCR (Rally for Caledonia in the Republic). He was a signatory to the Matignon Accords in 1988 and the Nouméa Accord
The Nouméa Accord of 1998 is a promise by the French Republic to grant increased political power to New Caledonia and its original population, the Kanaks, over a twenty-year transition period. It was signed 5 May 1998 by Lionel Jospin, and app ...
in 1998. He was elected deputy on 16 June 2002, for the 12th session of the legislature (2002–2007), representing the 1st district in New Caledonia, but lost his hold on power as a result of the elections of 9 May 2004, which propelled a new party, named "Future Together" (Avenir Ensemble), into control of government in South Province.
Conviction for slander
Lafleur, whose fortune stemmed partly from mining interests, reportedly slandered and intimidatedGoldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. ...
winner Bruno Van Peteghem over Van Peteghem's efforts to protect the ecology of New Caledonia.
Offices held
* 1978–2007 : Deputy * 7 March 1983 – 3 June 1997 :Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and ...
Municipal Council Member (New Caledonia)
* 28 November 1984 – 29 September 1985 : New Caledonia Territorial Assembly Member
* 24 April 1988 – 11 June 1989 : President of the Council for the Southern Region of New Caledonia
* 11 June 1989 – 8 May 1999 : President of the Assembly for the Southern Region of New Caledonia
* 1999–2004 : Président of the South Province
References
1932 births 2010 deaths People from Nouméa The Rally (New Caledonia) politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-UMP-stub