Gaël Yanno (born 2 July 1961 in

Nouméa Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French Sui generis collectivity, 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 i ...

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) is a French politician, and a member of the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement ( ; UMP ) was a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullism, Gaullist tradition. During its existence, the UMP was o ...

. He served as

President of the Congress of New Caledonia This article lists the presidents of the Congress of New Caledonia since 1985. The President serves as the head, or speaker, of the Congress of New Caledonia The Congress of New Caledonia (), a "territorial congress" (''congrès territoria ...

from 2014 to 2015, and again from July 2018 to May 2019. He was a member of the

National Assembly of France The National Assembly (, ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known ...

from 2007 to 2012. He represented the island of

, with Pierre Frogier. He was a member of the commission of finance, general economy and budgetary control. He was elected in June 2007, but did not get re-elected in 2012.

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1961 births Living people People from Nouméa New Caledonian people of French descent Rally for the Republic politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians Presidents of the Congress of New Caledonia Paris Dauphine University alumni Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-RPR-stub