Lauriane Vergé
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Lauriane Vergé | |
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| Member of the Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly for Hahake | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2022 | |
Lauriane Dominika Tialetagi Vergé is a Wallisian politician and member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. She was the first woman in Wallis and Futuna to run for the French National Assembly.[1] She is the wife of former MP David Vergé.
In 2013 she ran in a by-election for the French National Assembly when her husband's election was annulled by the Constitutional Council, the first time a woman had stood.[2] She won 29% of the vote in the first round,[3] but came third in the second round, losing to Napole Polutele.[4]
In May 2016 she was elected president of the Wallis and Futuna Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Craft Trades.[5] As chamber of commerce president she promoted the establishment of a tourism industry.[6]
She was first elected to the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna in the 2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election.[7]
She again ran for the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election,[1] but came seventh,[8] and did not progress to the second round.[9]
