Ronny Teriipaia Explained

Ronny Teriipaia-Naia (born 1971) is a French Polynesian educator, politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tāvini Huiraʻatira.

Teriipaia had a twenty-year career in education, particularly primary education, before entering politics.^[2] He was chair of the Tāvini's youth wing from 2009 to 2010.^[2] In 2014 he completed a masters thesis at the University of French Polynesia on Mā̕ Ohi tradition and culture within the Catholic Church of French Polynesia.^[1] In 2017 he completed a doctoral thesis on the same subject.^{[2] [3]} In 2021 he was the first person to pass the admisison tests for Agrégation in Reo Tahiti.^[4]

On 15 May 2023 he was appointed Minister of Education in the government of Moetai Brotherson.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liste des résultats . Sudoc . 25 May 2023.
2. Web site: Ronny Teriipaia, écoles d’immersion et lutte contre l’absentéisme . Radio1 . fr . 15 May 2023 . 25 May 2023.
3. Web site: Les doctorants présentent leurs découvertes . Tahiti Infos . fr . 2 May 2017 . 25 May 2023.
4. Web site: Ronny Teriipaia, premier agrégé en reo tahiti . TNTV News . 7 May 2021 . 25 May 2023.
5. Web site: La liste des ministres du gouvernement Moetai Brotherson . Polynesie1 . fr . 15 May 2023 . 16 May 2023.
6. Web site: Le gouvernement bleu pastel de Brotherson . Tahiti Infos . fr . 15 May 2023 . 17 May 2023.