Céline Oopa was a French Polynesian politician. She was elected to the Territorial Assembly in 1961, becoming its first female member.
Céline Oopa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Territorial Assembly | |
| In office 1961–1967 | |
| Constituency | Leeward Islands |
Biography edit
Oopa's husband Tautu was elected to the Territorial Assembly in 1953 and was re-elected in 1957. After his death in 1961, Céline contested the by-election on 8 October and was elected to the Assembly, becoming its first female member.[1] She was re-elected in 1962 as a member of the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT). When the RDPT was dissolved in 1963, she was prevented from joining its successor, Here Ai'a.[2] She remained a member of the Assembly until the 1967 elections.[3]
References edit
- ^ Les élus de l’assemblée territoriale Assembly of French Polynesia
- ^ Les partis politiques: Le Here Ai’a (1) Assembly of French Polynesia
- ^ Strong vote for autonomy in French Polynesia Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1967, p25
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