Taivini Teai

Taivini Teai
Taivini Teai in 2024
Minister for the Primary Sector
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 May 2023
PresidentMoetai Brotherson
Preceded byTearii Alpha
Minister of Research
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 May 2023
Preceded byTearii Alpha
Personal details
Political partyTāvini Huiraʻatira

Taivini Teai is a French Polynesian scientist, politician, and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tāvini Huiraʻatira.

Teai was educated at the French Pacific University, graduating in 1996 with a doctorate.[1] After completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the Malardé Institute he joined the university as a chemistry lecturer in 1998.[2] His research includes work on the flavour of Tahitian vanilla.[3] In 2011, following the resignation of Louise Peltzer, he unsuccessfully stood for president of the university, losing to Eric Conte.[4]

On 15 May 2023 he was appointed Minister for the Primary Sector, in charge of Research, in the government of Moetai Brotherson.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Taivini Teai" (in French). L'université de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Taivini Teai : " Un réel honneur "" (in French). Radio1. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Trois Polynésiens révolutionnent la culture de la vanille locale" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ "M. Eric CONTE élu président de l'Université de Polynésie française" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "La liste des ministres du gouvernement Moetai Brotherson" (in French). Polynesie1. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Le gouvernement bleu pastel de Brotherson" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.