Christelle Lehartel

Christelle Lehartel
Minister of Education
In office
24 May 2018 – 15 May 2023
PresidentÉdouard Fritch
Preceded byTea Frogier
Succeeded byRonny Teriipaia
Minister for Modernisation of the Administration and Digital
In office
17 September 2020 – 15 May 2023
Preceded byTea Frogier
Succeeded byVannina Crolas (modernization)
Moetai Brotherson (digital economy)
Minister for Labour
In office
10 November 2021 – 21 February 2022
Preceded byNicole Bouteau
Succeeded byVirginie Bruant
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office
24 May 2018 – 17 September 2020
Succeeded byHeremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu
Mayor of Papara
In office
12 September 2014 – 26 October 2015
Preceded byBruno Sandras
Succeeded byPutai Taae
Personal details
Political partyTahoeraa Huiraatira
Tapura Huiraatira

Christelle Lehartel is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister who served in the government of Édouard Fritch. She is a member of Tapura Huiraatira.

Lehartel has previously served as secretary of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira party.[1] In September 2014, she was elected mayor of Papara following the removal from office of Bruno Sandras following his conviction for corruption.[2][3] In July 2015, the Papara municipal elections were annulled by the French Council of State,[4] and Lehartel lost the mayoralty to Putai Taae in the resulting by-election.[5]

At the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election she ran as a candidate for the Tapura Huiraatira,[6] but was not elected. Following the election she was appointed to the cabinet of Édouard Fritch as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports.[7] Following the death of MP Jacquie Graffe she had the option of taking his vacant seat in the Assembly of French Polynesia as the next on the list,[8] but chose instead to remain as a Minister.[9] A cabinet reshuffle in September 2020 following the resignation of Teva Rohfritsch saw her surrender her Youth and Sport portfolio but gain responsibility for Modernization of the Administration and Digital.[10] Following the resignation of Nicole Bouteau in November 2021 she also gained responsibility for Labour.[11] A cabinet reshuffle in February 2022 saw her surrender the Labour portfolio to Virginie Bruant.[12]

  1. ^ "COMMUNIQUE du Tahoeraa: Compte-rendu des tournées du parti" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bruno Sandras ne "se désintéressera pas de Papara"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Ecoles, décharge... : Fritch fait le point sur les dossiers importants de Papara" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Les électeurs de Papara devront repasser dans les isoloirs" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Putai Taae est élu tavana de Papara" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Territoriales : le Tapura Huiraatira dévoile ses candidats" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Le nouveau gouvernement Fritch dévoilé" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Christelle Lehartel devra choisir entre Tarahoi et son ministère" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Wilfred Tavaearii monte à Tarahoi dans les rangs du Tapura" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Fritch redistribue les cartes" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Bouissou vice-président, Bouteau non-remplacée". Tahiti Infos. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  12. ^ "La composition du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.