Simon_Loueckhote

Simon Loueckhote

Simon Loueckhote

French politician


Simon Loueckhote (born 7 May 1957) is a French politician and a former member of the Senate of France, representing the island of New Caledonia. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Quick Facts Senator for New Caledonia, Preceded by ...

He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 1989 to 1995, and from 1998 to 2004.[1][2]

Loueckhote served as the sole member from New Caledonia to the French Senate from 1992 until 2011.[3] Loueckhote announced in September 2011 that he would not seek re-election to the Senate[3] after the Union for a Popular Movement political party threw its support to two other candidates, Pierre Frogier and Hilarion Vendegou, in June.[3]

In 2011, New Caledonia's representation in the Senate of France was increased to two members as part of the Senate's enlargement.[3] An electoral college held on 24 September 2011, will elect the two new Senators, who will succeed Loueckhote.[3]


References

  1. "New Caledonia to elect two French senators". Radio New Zealand International. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-09-24.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Simon_Loueckhote, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.