Gérald Coppenrath
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Gérald Coppenrath was a French
senator and journalist
. Coppenrath was the French senator for Tahiti
between 1958 and 1962.
Born in Papeete
, Tahiti he moved to France and studied at the University of Poitiers
. He later returned to Tahiti in 1948. On June 8, 1958 he was elected senator winning by 13 votes to 11. He was re-elected on April 26, 1959 when he won by 43 votes against 17. He stayed in office until 1962. He was voted the first president of his former university in 1972.
He was the older brother of Hubert
and Michel Coppenrath. Both became Archbishops. Michel died on August 18, 2008.
Coppenrath died on November 4, 2008. Three months after his younger brother.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
senator and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. Coppenrath was the French senator for Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
between 1958 and 1962.
Born in Papeete
Papeete
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, Tahiti he moved to France and studied at the University of Poitiers
University of Poitiers
The University of Poitiers is a university in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group.-History:Founded in 1431 by Pope Eugene IV and chartered by King Charles VII, the University of Poitiers was originally composed of five faculties: theology, canon law, civil law, medicine, and...
. He later returned to Tahiti in 1948. On June 8, 1958 he was elected senator winning by 13 votes to 11. He was re-elected on April 26, 1959 when he won by 43 votes against 17. He stayed in office until 1962. He was voted the first president of his former university in 1972.
He was the older brother of Hubert
Hubert Coppenrath
Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath is the emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete....
and Michel Coppenrath. Both became Archbishops. Michel died on August 18, 2008.
Coppenrath died on November 4, 2008. Three months after his younger brother.