Thierry Santa

Thierry Santa
Thierry Santa
President of the Government of New Caledonia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 July 2019
Vice President	Gilbert Tyuienon
Preceded by	Philippe Germain
Acting president of The Rally
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 December 2018
Preceded by	Pierre Frogier
President of the Congress of New Caledonia
	In office; 17 July 2015 – 30 July 2018
Preceded by	Gaël Yanno
Succeeded by	Gaël Yanno
Personal details
Born	29 August 1967; Papeete, French Polynesia
Political party	The Rally (New Caledonia); The Republicans (France)
Spouse(s)	Sabine Di Russo
Alma mater	University of Bordeaux

Thierry Santa (born 29 August 1967) is a French politician in New Caledonia serving as the 9th and current President of the Government of New Caledonia, elected by the cabinet on 6 July 2019.[1] Santa is the leader of The Rally political party since 2018. He previously served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 2015 to 2018 and secretary general of The Rally from 2013 to 2016.

Santa was born in Papeete (Tahiti, French Polynesia) and studied economic science at the University of Bordeaux I.

Personal life

Santa married Sabine Di Russo (born 1 February 1974) on 3 September 2010,[2] the Human Resources Director of the company Nouméa Casinos.[3]

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References

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[1] ttps://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/393166/thierry-santa-elected-new-caledonia-president

[2] « Thierry Santa et Sabine Di Russo », Carnet blanc, site officiel de la ville du Mont-Dore (in French)

[3] A. Noir, « À l'école du jeu », site officiel de la Province Sud, 17 juin 2009 Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in French)