Christelle Lehartel

Christelle Lehartel
Minister of Education
In office 24 May 2018 – 15 May 2023
President	Édouard Fritch
Preceded by	Tea Frogier
Succeeded by	Ronny Teriipaia
Minister for Modernisation of the Administration and Digital
In office 17 September 2020 – 15 May 2023
Preceded by	Tea Frogier
Succeeded by	Vannina Crolas (modernization) Moetai Brotherson (digital economy)
Minister for Labour
In office 10 November 2021 – 21 February 2022
Preceded by	Nicole Bouteau
Succeeded by	Virginie Bruant
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office 24 May 2018 – 17 September 2020
Succeeded by	Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu
Mayor of Papara
In office 12 September 2014 – 26 October 2015
Preceded by	Bruno Sandras
Succeeded by	Putai Taae
Personal details
Political party	Tahoeraa Huiraatira Tapura Huiraatira

Christelle Lehartel is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister who served in the government of Édouard Fritch. She is a member of Tapura Huiraatira.

Lehartel has previously served as secretary of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira party.[1] In September 2014, she was elected mayor of Papara following the removal from office of Bruno Sandras following his conviction for corruption.[2][3] In July 2015, the Papara municipal elections were annulled by the French Council of State,[4] and Lehartel lost the mayoralty to Putai Taae in the resulting by-election.[5]

At the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election she ran as a candidate for the Tapura Huiraatira,[6] but was not elected. Following the election she was appointed to the cabinet of Édouard Fritch as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports.[7] Following the death of MP Jacquie Graffe she had the option of taking his vacant seat in the Assembly of French Polynesia as the next on the list,[8] but chose instead to remain as a Minister.[9] A cabinet reshuffle in September 2020 following the resignation of Teva Rohfritsch saw her surrender her Youth and Sport portfolio but gain responsibility for Modernization of the Administration and Digital.[10] Following the resignation of Nicole Bouteau in November 2021 she also gained responsibility for Labour.[11] A cabinet reshuffle in February 2022 saw her surrender the Labour portfolio to Virginie Bruant.[12]

References

1. "COMMUNIQUE du Tahoeraa: Compte-rendu des tournées du parti" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. "Bruno Sandras ne "se désintéressera pas de Papara"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
3. "Ecoles, décharge... : Fritch fait le point sur les dossiers importants de Papara" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
4. "Les électeurs de Papara devront repasser dans les isoloirs" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
5. "Putai Taae est élu tavana de Papara" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
6. "Territoriales : le Tapura Huiraatira dévoile ses candidats" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
7. "Le nouveau gouvernement Fritch dévoilé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
8. "Christelle Lehartel devra choisir entre Tarahoi et son ministère" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
9. "Wilfred Tavaearii monte à Tarahoi dans les rangs du Tapura" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
10. "Fritch redistribue les cartes" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
11. "Bouissou vice-président, Bouteau non-remplacée". Tahiti Infos. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
12. "La composition du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.