Albert Solia Explained

Albert Solia (died 11 March 2020) was a French Polynesian politician and Cabinet Minister.

Solia worked in the construction industry, and was a founder of construction company Interoute.^[1] From 1995 to 2007 he served as its chief executive. He later worked as a civil servant in French Polynesia's Ministry of Transport.

In November 2013 he was appointed Minister of Equipment, Planning, and Transport by Gaston Flosse, replacing Bruno Marty.^{[2] [3] [4]} Following the ousting from office of Flosse for corruption in September 2014 he retained his portfolios in the Cabinet of Édouard Fritch.^[5] In a cabinet reshuffle in January 2017 he was replaced by Luc Faatau.^{[6] [7] [8]} He later worked as an advisor to the president.

In October 2017 he was taken in for questioning and held for 40 hours over allegations of favourtism in awarding public works contracts.^{[9] [10] [11]}

He died in March 2020 after a long illness.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Disparition de l'ancien ministre Albert Solia . Tahiti Infos . fr . 11 March 2020 . 7 November 2022.
2. Web site: French Polynesia gets new transport minister . . 19 November 2013 . 7 November 2022.
3. Web site: Albert Solia, ministre de l'Equipement après avoir été DirCab de Marty . Tahiti Infos . fr . 18 November 2013 . 7 November 2022.
4. Web site: Gaston Flosse présente son nouveau gouvernement . Tahiti Infos . fr . 18 November 2013 . 7 November 2022.
5. Web site: Le gouvernement d'Edouard Fritch dévoilé . Tahiti Infos . fr . 16 September 2014 . 1 October 2022.
6. Web site: Le détail du nouveau gouvernement Fritch . Tahiti Infos . fr . 13 January 2017 . 2 November 2022.
7. Web site: Remaniement ministériel : Bouteau, Faatau et Raynal entrent au gouvernement (màj) . Tahiti Infos . fr . 13 January 2017 . 11 October 2022.
8. Web site: Fritch reshuffles French Polynesia government . . 16 January 2017 . 2 November 2022.
9. Web site: Prominent French Polynesians questioned over alleged favouritism . . 13 October 2017 . 7 November 2022.
10. Web site: Former French Poly minister and govt official held for 40 hours . . 16 October 2017 . 7 November 2022.
11. Web site: Albert Solia et Jean-Paul Le Caill placés en garde à vue . Tahiti Infos . fr . 11 October 2017 . 7 November 2022.
12. Web site: Disparition d’Albert Solia des suites d’une longue maladie . Tahiti News . fr . 11 March 2020 . 7 November 2022.