Lucien Li

Lucien Li (born 18 January 1961)[1] is a French Polynesian police commander.

Li was born in Papeete.[1] Summoned for military service in 1979, he joined the naval infantry battalion of Tahiti, and then was assigned to the 57th Pacific Command Battalion.[1] In 1984 he attended the École de sous-officiers de la Gendarmerie nationale.[1] In 1985 he was assigned to the mobile platoon in Papeete.[1] In 1987, he helped suppress protests against French nuclear testing.[1]

In 1994 he transferred to the National Gendarmerie, working in Pirae as a gendarme.[1] He later served in Arue, Moorea, and the Tuamotus, before being assigned to the Papeete research brigade as an investigator.[1] In 2007 he had risen to command the research section, and in this role he was responsible for identifying the victims of Air Moorea Flight 1121.[1] After transferring to Paris, he returned to French Polynesia in 2012.[1] In August 2014 he was appointed head of the Compagnie des archipels,[2] the second Polynesian to hold the position.[3]

In July 2018 he was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[1][4]

In December 2020 he was appointed as head of the reception and security service of the presidency.[3]

References

1. "Lucien LI Chevalier de l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). Président de la Polynésie française. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
2. "Lucien Li : un polynésien à la tête de la Compagnie des archipels" (in French). Radio1. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
3. "L'ancien gendarme Lucien Li à la tête du service d'accueil et de sécurité" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
4. "Ordre de Tahiti Nui : la douane et la gendarmerie mises à l'honneur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2023.