Albert Leboucher | |
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President of the Representative Assembly | |
In office 20 October 1951 – 14 March 1953 | |
Preceded by | Jean Millaud |
Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 July 1888 Papeete, Tahiti |
Died | 29 November 1954 | (aged 66)
Charles Albert Leboucher (8 July 1888 – 29 November 1954) was a Tahitian businessman and politician.
Leboucher was born in Papeete on 8 July 1888. [1] His father had arrived in Tahiti from France in 1865 and established a furniture and carpentry business. [2] Leboucher was a successful businessman, [3] taking over his father's company and becoming a ship owner and President of the Chamber of Commerce. [2] He was also well known for his acupuncture and homeopathy practice. [2]
Leboucher was elected to Papeete municipal council and the Representative Assembly, representing the constituency of Papeete. He was elected First Vice President of the Assembly in 1950, [4] and the following year he became President, a post he held until it was converted into a Territorial Assembly in 1953. In 1951 he received the Legion of Honour. [5]
He died due to heart problems in November 1954. [3] Following his death, his son Georges won the by-election for the vacant seat on the Territorial Assembly. [6]