Mareva Tourneux (born 5 October 1952)[1] is a French Polynesian doctor. She is the daughter of doctor Andréa de Balmann.[2]

Tourneux was born in Pirae.[1] She studied at the University of Nancy in france, graduating as a doctor in 1979.[2] As a doctor, she developed family planning services in French Polynesia, and introduced free screening for breast and uterine cancer.[3][4] She later worked as director of health, and chief of staff to the Minister of Health.[1]

In 2012 she was made a knight of the Ordre national du Mérite.[1] In June 2014 she was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[1][5] In July 2018 she was made a knight of the Legion of Honour.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mareva TOURNEUX Chevalier dans l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). President of French Polynesia. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Légion d'honneur : Mareva Tourneux nommée chevalier" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mareva Tourneux : sur les pas de Simone Veil en Polynésie" (in French). Polynesie1. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mareva Tourneux devient chevalier de la légion d'honneur" (in French). TNTV News. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sept personnes décorées de l'Ordre de Tahiti Nui lors des festivités des 30 ans de l'Autonomie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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