Isabelle Sachet Explained

Isabelle Sachet (née Crolas) (born 1958) is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister who served in the government of Édouard Fritch. She is a member of the Tapura Huiraatira.

Sachet worked as a teacher, and then as a school principal. In February 2001 she was made a chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques. She was first elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2013 French Polynesian legislative election as a representative of the Tahoera'a Huiraatira.^[1] In the 2014 municipal elections she headed the Tahoera'a Huiraatira list in Faaa, losing by a wide margin to Oscar Temaru.^[2]

In December 2015 she quit the Tahoera'a party to join Édouard Fritch's Tapura Huiraatira,^{[3] [4]} citing the need to give Fritch a majority.^[5] She was re-elected to the Assembly in the 2018 election.^[6] Following the election she was appointed to Fritch's Cabinet as Minister of Family and Solidarity, in charge of Equal Opportunities,^[7] surrendering her position in the Assembly as a result.^[8] A cabinet reshuffle in September 2020 following the resignation of Teva Rohfritsch saw her gain responsibility for the Fight against Exclusion and the Status of Women.^[9]

She was replaced as a Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in February 2022, and her portfolios were taken over by Virginie Bruant.^[10] After leaving cabinet she returned to the Assembly.^[11] She was not included in Tapura's list at the 2023 election.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profil du représentant: Isabelle SACHET . Assemblée de la Polynésie française . 1 October 2022.
2. Web site: Elections à Fa'a'a : Oscar Temaru élu avec 65,70 du suffrage. . Tahiti Infos . fr . 23 March 2014 . 1 October 2022.
3. Web site: Isabelle Sachet démissionne du Tahoera'a et adhère au Tapura . Tahiti Infos . Jean-Pierre Viatge . fr . 1 December 2015 . 1 October 2022.
4. Web site: Sachet quits Tahiti's Tahoeraa . . 3 December 2015 . 1 October 2022.
5. Web site: Isabelle Sachet : "C’est une décision déchirante, mais je fais ça pour mon pays" . Tahti Infos . fr . 2 December 2015 . 1 October 2022.
6. Web site: Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée . Tahiti Infos . fr . 6 May 2018 . 1 October 2022.
7. Web site: Le nouveau gouvernement Fritch dévoilé . Tahiti Infos . fr . 23 May 2018 . 24 September 2022.
8. Web site: La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée . Tahiti Infos . fr . 23 May 2018 . 1 October 2022.
9. Web site: Fritch redistribue les cartes . Tahiti Infos . fr . 17 September 2020 . 24 September 2022.
10. Web site: La composition du nouveau gouvernement Fritch . Tahiti Infos . fr . 21 February 2022 . 1 October 2022.
11. Web site: Isabelle Sachet : « Nous avons fait un travail formidable » . Actu . fr . Bertrand Prévost . 22 February 2022 . 1 October 2022.
12. Web site: Le Tapura rassemble 5 000 militants à Mamao . Tahiti Infos . fr . 11 March 2023 . 1 May 2023.