Yvonnick Raffin
Minister of Finance and Economy
In office
17 September 2020 – 15 May 2023
PresidentÉdouard Fritch
Preceded byTeva Rohfritsch
Succeeded byTevaiti-Ariipaea Pomare
Minister of Tourism
In office
10 November 2021 – 21 February 2022
Preceded byNicole Bouteau
Succeeded byÉdouard Fritch
Personal details
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963
Papeete
Political partyTapura Huiraatira

Yvonnick Raffin (born 3 February 1963)[1] is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira.

Raffin was born in Papeete and trained as an engineer.[1] He worked as a deputy director-general at EDT.[1] On 1 May 2017 he was appointed head of social welfare agency Caisse de Prévoyance Sociale.[1]

On 17 September 2020 he was appointed Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Édouard Fritch, replacing Teva Rohfritsch who had resigned after becoming a Senator.[2][3] On 10 November 2021 he was also allocated the tourism portfolio following the resignation of Nicole Bouteau.[4] A cabinet reshuffle in February 2022 saw him gain responsibility for telecommunications, but surrender responsibility for tourism.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yvonnick RAFFIN, nouveau directeur de la CPS". CPS. 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fritch redistribue les cartes" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Alpha becomes new French Polynesia vice-president". RNZ. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Allocution du Président : remaniement ministériel" (in French). Tapura Huiraatira. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "La composition du nouveau gouvernement Fritch" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.


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