Pierre Frébault (born 27 October 1959) is a

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n civil servant, politician, and former

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. He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira. Frébault served as leader of the Confederation of Polynesian Workers' Unions (CSTP-FO) before entering politics. In 2005 he served as Labour Minister in the government of

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, and later in the government of

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. In the

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he was a Tavini candidate for French Polynesia's 2nd constituency, but lost to Bruno Sandras. He stood again as a candidate in the

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. He was elected to the

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at the 2008 French Polynesian legislative election. Following the election he was briefly appointed to the short-lived cabinet of

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, then returned to the Assembly after the Flosse government's collapse. In February 2009 he was again appointed Minister of Labour and Employment in the coalition cabinet of Oscar Temaru. When Temaru regained power in April 2011 he was appointed Minister for the Economy, Finance, Labor and Employment. In September 2012 he was replaced as Finance Minister by

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, but retained his economy and labour portfolios. He lost his seat in the Assembly in the 2013 election. In July 2017 he was appointed director of the Health and Social Regulation Agency (ARASS). In March 2022 he was dismissed as director after losing the confidence of Health Minister Jacques Raynal. He was subsequently appointed "interministerial delegate for local employment" by the Council of Ministers.

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