Pierre Frogier
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Pierre Frogier is a French
politician, who was President of the Government of New Caledonia
from 2001 to 2004.
He was born in Nouméa
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He was elected President of that collectivity by the territorial Congress (Congrès du territoire) on April 5, 2001, reelected in November 2002 when the government collapsed following the resignation of a minister, and left office on June 10, 2004, when a new government was elected after his party, the anti-independence The Rally–UMP, lost parliamentary elections.
When the new government collapsed, Frogier ran for president in elections two weeks later, on June 24, 2004, in which he was defeated, received 4 of the 11 votes in Congress.
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politician, who was President of the Government of New Caledonia
President of the Government of New Caledonia
This is the list of Presidents of the Government of New Caledonia since 1998, when the Nouméa Accord was signed. The President is often from the largest party in the Congress of New Caledonia, though the government itself is made up of cabinet ministers from all parties in Congress, allocated...
from 2001 to 2004.
He was born in Nouméa
Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
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He was elected President of that collectivity by the territorial Congress (Congrès du territoire) on April 5, 2001, reelected in November 2002 when the government collapsed following the resignation of a minister, and left office on June 10, 2004, when a new government was elected after his party, the anti-independence The Rally–UMP, lost parliamentary elections.
When the new government collapsed, Frogier ran for president in elections two weeks later, on June 24, 2004, in which he was defeated, received 4 of the 11 votes in Congress.