Melania Hotu

Melania Carolina Hotu Heya
Governor of Isla de Pascua Province (Rapa Nui)
In office
9 September 2015 (2015-09-09) – 11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)
PresidentMichelle Bachelet Jeria
Preceded byMarta Raquel Hotus Tuki
Succeeded byLaura Alarcón Rapu
In office
11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) – 16 March 2010 (2010-03-16)
PresidentMichelle Bachelet Jeria
Preceded byEnrique Pakarati Ika
Succeeded byPedro Pablo Edmunds Paoa
Personal details
Born (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959 (age 65)
Santiago, Chile
ProfessionPolitician

Melania Carolina Hotu Hey (born 8 February 1959) is a Rapa Nui Chilean politician. She has served as the provincial governor of Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui), in Chilean Polynesia, in the first and second governments of Michelle Bachelet.

Political career

She was appointed on March 11, 2006 by newly elected Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria as part of the President's undertaking to increase female representation in governmental positions. Before beginning her term as local governor (suerekao), Hotu Hey directed a program for Rapa Nui youth.[1][2]

Significant issues facing Easter Island during her term included Chilean immigration,[3] loss of culture,[4] and political reform aimed at providing greater autonomy.[5] Tensions over similar issues led to the resignation of Governor Pedro Edmunds Paoa, Hotu Hey's predecessor, in 2010.[6]

In September 2015 she was appointed governor of Easter Island for the second time office she held until 16 March 2018.[7]

References

  1. ^ Cahoon, B. "Chile". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "Chile Local Leaders". guide2womenleaders.com. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  3. ^ Porteous, C. (August 8, 2005). "Chile considers limiting Easter Is immigration". abc.net.au. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Easter Island fears loss of culture". abc.net.au. April 2, 2005. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  5. ^ Gonschor, L. (Spring 2010). "Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009". The Contemporary Pacific. 22 (1): 184–190. doi:10.1353/cp.2010.0050. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Easter Island's governor quits ahead of push to join Oceania". radioaustralianews.net.au. August 17, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  7. ^ Presidenta nombra nuevos gobernadores en provincias de Arica, San Antonio, Isla de Pascua y Palena (in Spanish)


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