Antony Géros

Antony Géros
Antony Géros
	Géros in 2023
President of the Assembly of French Polynesia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 May 2023
Preceded by	Gaston Tong Sang
	In office; 14 April 2005 – 13 April 2006
Preceded by	Hirohiti Tefaarere
Succeeded by	Philip Schyle
	In office; 3 June 2004 – 16 November 2004
Preceded by	Lucette Taero
Succeeded by	Hirohiti Tefaarere
Mayor of Paea
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 July 2020
Preceded by	Jacquie Graffe
Succeeded by	Hirohiti Tefaarere
Vice-President of French Polynesia
	In office; 1 April 2011 – 17 May 2013
President	Oscar Temaru
Preceded by	Tearii Alpha
Succeeded by	Nuihau Laurey
	In office; 16 February 2009 – 24 November 2009
President	Oscar Temaru
Preceded by	Jules Ienfa
Succeeded by	Édouard Fritch
	In office; 13 September 2007 – 23 February 2008
President	Oscar Temaru
Preceded by	Temauri Foster
Succeeded by	Édouard Fritch
Member of the French Polynesian Assembly; for Windward Isles 2
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 November 1999
Personal details
Born	22 July 1956 (age 68); Papeete, French Polynesia
Political party	Union for Democracy ; Tavini Huiraatira

Antony Daniel Teva Géros (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tɔni danjɛl teva ʒeʁɔs]; born 22 July 1956) is a French Polynesian politician and current President of the Assembly of French Polynesia. He has previously served as a Cabinet Minister, and three times as vice-president of French Polynesia. Since 2020 he has served as Mayor of Paea. He is a member of pro-independence party Tavini Huiraatira.

Early life

Géros was born in Papeete and worked as secretary of the town of Faaa before entering politics.^[1] He joined the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party in 1986, and has served on the municipal council of Paea since 1995.^[2] He first entered the Assembly of French Polynesia in November 1999 as a replacement for Alexandre Léontieff, who had been convicted of corruption.^[1] He was re-elected at the 2001 election.^[1]

President of the Assembly of French Polynesia

Géros was elected as President of the Assembly following the 2004 French Polynesian legislative election, winning by a single vote over Emile Vernaudun.^[3] Following his election he controversially installed a crucifix in the Assembly, resulting in the Greens leaving the Union for Democracy coalition.^[4] The crucifix was removed by President Oscar Temaru in September 2004.^[5] he was replaced by his deputy Hirohiti Tefaarere after the French Council of State annulled the 2004 election in November 2004.^[6]^[7] He was re-elected to the Assembly in the resulting by-elections, and re-elected as President of the Assembly in the second round of voting.^[8] He was replaced by Philip Schyle at the end of his one-year term in 2006, losing by a single vote.^[9]

Cabinet Minister

Following Oscar Temaru's re-election as President of French Polynesia in September 2007 Géros joined his cabinet as Vice-President and Minister of Finance.^[10] In December 2007 his budget failed to pass the Assembly.^[11] He ran again for Assembly President following the 2008 French Polynesian legislative election, but lost to Édouard Fritch.^[12] Two days later a power-sharing agreement with Tahoeraa Huiraatira saw Gaston Flosse re-elected as President,^[13] with Géros joining his cabinet as Lands Minister.^[14] He resigned as a Minister in April 2008 after Flosse lost a confidence vote in the Assembly, returning to the Assembly in July 2008.^[15] He served as vice-President in Temaru's fourth government from February to November 2009, and again in Temaru's fifth government from April 2011 to May 2013.^[16]^[17]^[18] In September 2012 he replaced Pierre Frébault as Minister of Finance in a cabinet reshuffle.^[19]

He was re-elected to the Assembly at the 2013 election, and was the Union For Democracy's candidate for President.^[20] Following the unseating of Édouard Fritch for corruption in September 2014 he again stood unsuccessfully for Assembly President, losing to Marcel Tuihani.^[21]

He was re-elected again at the 2018 election.^[22] Following the unseating of Oscar Temaru for breaching election campaign rules, he became leader of the Tavini Huiraatira in the Assembly.^[23] He later criticised the French courts for being manipulated by the government and punishing Temaru for seeking justice for French Polynesia before the International Criminal Court.^[24]

In June 2020 he was elected mayor of Paea.^[25]^[26] In November 2020 he was elected President of the Superior Council of Municipal Civil Service.^[27]

He was re-elected to the Assembly in the 2023 election.^[28] On 11 May 2023 he was elected President of the Assembly for the third time, with 41 votes in favour and 16 abstentions.^[29]

Political views

Géros supported the restoration of French Polynesia to the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories, and supports French Polynesian independence as a way of recognising the rights of the Maohi people.^[30] He has repeatedly criticised France's refusal to engage with the United nations decolonization process.^[31]

In 2010 he described French nuclear weapons testing at Moruroa as a crime against the people of Polynesia.^[32]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Antony GEROS" (in French). Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Tony Géros à Paea, la 5e fois sera-t-elle la bonne ?" (in French). Radio 1. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesia Assembly elects its new President". RNZ. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Green party in French Polynesia denounces new government's policies". RNZ. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesian President takes down crucifix from Assembly". RNZ. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Décision N°268543" (in French). Conseil d'État. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Ex-speaker in French Polynesia questions Paris crisis meeting". RNZ. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesian assembly elects Geros as speaker". RNZ. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesian Assembly elects new Assembly President". RNZ. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesia's Temaru presents new government". RNZ. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesian assembly fails to pass 2008 budget". RNZ. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Edouard Fritch re-elected as French Polynesia assembly president". RNZ. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Flosse wins French Polynesian presidency". RNZ. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "President Flosse announces French Polynesian coalition government line-up". RNZ. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Eight French Polynesian assembly members replaced". RNZ. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Temaru presents new French Polynesia government". RNZ. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Delayed French Polynesia assembly sitting". RNZ. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Oscar Temaru a présenté la composition de son gouvernement" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Frébault débarqué des Finances au profit de Géros" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ "Flosse elected as French Polynesia president for fifth time". RNZ. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Tuihani new French assembly president". RNZ. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ ""Oscar Temaru va continuer à faire entendre sa voix"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "France still coming under fire for removing Temaru from Assembly". RNZ. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesia completes second round of municipal elections". RNZ. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Antony Géros décroche Paea" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Antony Géros nouveau président du Conseil supérieur de la FPC" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "Tony Géros élu président de l'assemblée de la Polynésie française" (in French). Radio1. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Paris asked to hold French Polynesia independence referendum". RNZ. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "French Polynesia's pro-independence unhappy with France at UN". RNZ. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Suggestion to declare French Polynesia independent in order to challenge compensation law". RNZ. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[TABio-1] "Antony GEROS" (in French). Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[2] "Tony Géros à Paea, la 5e fois sera-t-elle la bonne ?" (in French). Radio 1. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[3] "French Polynesia Assembly elects its new President". RNZ. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[4] "Green party in French Polynesia denounces new government's policies". RNZ. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[5] "French Polynesian President takes down crucifix from Assembly". RNZ. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[6] "Décision N°268543" (in French). Conseil d'État. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[7] "Ex-speaker in French Polynesia questions Paris crisis meeting". RNZ. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[8] "French Polynesian assembly elects Geros as speaker". RNZ. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[9] "French Polynesian Assembly elects new Assembly President". RNZ. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[10] "French Polynesia's Temaru presents new government". RNZ. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[11] "French Polynesian assembly fails to pass 2008 budget". RNZ. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[12] "Edouard Fritch re-elected as French Polynesia assembly president". RNZ. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[13] "Flosse wins French Polynesian presidency". RNZ. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[14] "President Flosse announces French Polynesian coalition government line-up". RNZ. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[15] "Eight French Polynesian assembly members replaced". RNZ. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[16] "Temaru presents new French Polynesia government". RNZ. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[17] "Delayed French Polynesia assembly sitting". RNZ. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[18] "Oscar Temaru a présenté la composition de son gouvernement" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[19] "Frébault débarqué des Finances au profit de Géros" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[20] "Flosse elected as French Polynesia president for fifth time". RNZ. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[21] "Tuihani new French assembly president". RNZ. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[22] "Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[23] ""Oscar Temaru va continuer à faire entendre sa voix"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[24] "France still coming under fire for removing Temaru from Assembly". RNZ. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[25] "French Polynesia completes second round of municipal elections". RNZ. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[26] "Antony Géros décroche Paea" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[27] "Antony Géros nouveau président du Conseil supérieur de la FPC" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[28] "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[29] "Tony Géros élu président de l'assemblée de la Polynésie française" (in French). Radio1. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[30] "Paris asked to hold French Polynesia independence referendum". RNZ. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[31] "French Polynesia's pro-independence unhappy with France at UN". RNZ. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[32] "Suggestion to declare French Polynesia independent in order to challenge compensation law". RNZ. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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Antony Géros

Early life

President of the Assembly of French Polynesia

Cabinet Minister

Political views

References

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