Tematai Le Gayic
Tematai Le Gayic is a French Polynesian politician and former member of the National [Assembly (France)|French National Assembly]. Upon his election in 2022, he became the youngest deputy in the history of the French Fifth Republic. He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira, and sits with the New Ecologic and Social People's Union in the National Assembly.
Le Gayic was born in Papeetee and grew up in Tubuai in the Austral Islands. He returned to Tahiti when he was 10 and was educated in Papara, before studying history and political science at Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis. After graduating in 2021, he began a master's degree in political science at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.
He was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election, defeating Tapura Huiraatira's Nicole Bouteau.
He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election.
Le Gayic was not reelected in the snap 2024 election, losing to Tapura candidate Moerani Frébault.