Vetelino Nau

Vetelino Nau is a Wallisian politician and former member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. He was President of the Territorial Assembly from April to November 2012.

Vetelino Nau
President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
In office
4 April 2012 – 28 November 2012
Preceded byPesamino Taputai
Succeeded bySosefo Suve
Personal details
Political partyPeople's Union for Wallis and Futuna

Nau is from Alu in Futuna and was a schoolteacher before entering politics.[1] He was first elected to the Territorial Assembly in the 1997 election.[2] In 2002 he was a founder of the People's Union for Wallis and Futuna (UPFW).[3]

He contested wallis and Futuna's senate seat in the 2008 French Senate election, losing to Robert Laufoaulu by 8 votes to 13.[4] He was re-elected to the Territorial Assembly at the 2012 election[5] and elected as president of the assembly, becoming the first Socialist to hold the position.[1][2] He was replaced by Sosefo Suve in November 2012.

He contested the 2014 French Senate election, but again lost to Robert Laufoaulu, this time by 7 votes to 15.[6] Following the election he failed to present accounts of his campaign expenses, and was barred from office for a year.[7]

He was not re-elected at the 2017 election.

References
  1. "Nau elected new Wallis and Futuna assembly president". RNZ. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. "La présidence de l'assemblée de Wallis et Futuna passe à gauche" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. Angleviel, Frédéric (2002). "Wallis and Futuna". The Contemporary Pacific. 14 (1): 238–242.
  4. "Wallis and Futuna's French Senate rep re-elected". RNZ. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. LELEIVAI, HAPAKUKE PIERRE (2013). "Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012: Wallis and Futuna". The Contemporary Pacific. 25 (1): 183–187. JSTOR 23725735.
  6. "Sentaoriales 2014: Îles Wallis et Futuna" (in French). Senat. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. "Décision n° 2015-4942 SEN du 19 novembre 2015" (in French). Conseil constitutionnel. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.


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