Jean Lèques
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Jean Lèques (31 August 1931 – 1 June 2022)[1] was a New Caledonian politician. He was mayor of Nouméa from 1986 to 2014. From 1999 and 2001 he was the first president of the government of New Caledonia.[2] Lèques was born in Nouméa. He was a member of The Rally–UMP.
Lèques died on 1 June 2022 in Nouméa, aged 90.[3]
References
- ↑ Jean Lèques, ancien maire de Nouméa, est mort (in French)
- ↑ Project, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (2006-01-01). Globalisation and governance in the Pacific Islands. ANU E Press. pp. 335–. ISBN 978-1-920942-97-7. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ Desk, Web (2022-06-01). "Former president Jean Lèques died at age 90". The Top Stories. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.