Rony Tumahai

Rony Tumahai
Mayor of Punaauia
Preceded by	Jacques Vii
Succeeded by	Simplicio Lissant
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly for Windward Isles 3
In office 4 June 2015 – 26 August 2018
Personal details
Born	7 September 1948[1]
Died	26 August 2018[2]
Political party	To Tatou Aia Tahoera'a Huiraatira Tāpura Huiraʻatira

Rony Tumahai (7 September 1948 — 26 August 2018) was a French Polynesian politician who served as Mayor of Punaauia and as a Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia.

Tumahai was educated at Lycée Paul-Gauguin before working as a teacher and then as a school manager at Manotahi elementary school in Punaauia.[1] In 1995 he was elected to the Punaauia municipal council, becoming third deputy mayor, then first deputy mayor in 2001.[1] He was elected mayor on a To Tatou Aia ticket in 2008.[1][3]

He was first elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in June 2015 as a Tahoera'a Huiraatira MP, when vacancies were created following the formation of the government of Édouard Fritch.[1] In February 2016 he attended the founding congress of Tāpura Huiraʻatira and was elected one of the party's vice-presidents.[4] He resigned from the party in March 2018 following a dispute over list rankings for the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election,[5][6] and subsequently rejoined after being appointed head of its list in the Windward Isles 3 section.[7] He was re-elected in the 2018 election.[8]

He died on 26 August 2018 of a cerebral hemorrhage.[2]

References

1. "Nombreux hommages après la disparition de Rony Tumahai" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
2. "Rony Tumahai, le maire de Punaauia est décédé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
3. "Opposition To Tatou Aia notches up wins in French Polynesia's municipal election". RNZ. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
4. "Plus de 8000 personnes au congrès fondateur du Tapura Huiraatira" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
5. "Rony Tumahai démissionne du Tapura Huiraatira" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
6. "Rony Tumahai : "Je ne suis pas en train de faire du marchandage"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
7. "Territoriales : le Tapura Huiraatira dévoile ses candidats" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
8. "Territoriales : les résultats définitifs publiés par le haut-commissariat" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2023.