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Mareva Tourneux

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Mareva Tourneux (born 5 October 1952)[1] is a French Polynesian doctor.

Life

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Tourneux was born in Pirae.[1] She is the daughter of doctor Andréa de Balmann.[2]

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] In 2016, she worked as director of health, and chief of staff to the Minister of Health, Patrick Howell.[1][5] In 2022 she is the head of a kidney dialysis centre in Mo'orea.[6]

Honours

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In 2012 Mareva Tourneux 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][7]

In July 2018 she was made a knight of the Legion of Honour.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Mareva TOURNEUX Chevalier dans l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). President of French Polynesia. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Le directeur régional de l'OMS est en Polynésie". Polynésie la 1ère (in French). 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ^ "Le président visite le centre de dialyse de Moorea". www.presidence.pf. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ^ "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.