Chantal Galenon

Minarii Chantal Galenon-Taupua (born 1956) is a French Polynesian teacher, women's rights activist, politician, and Cabinet Minister.

[4] From 2008 she was an elected member of the French Polynesian Assembly representing the a Union for Democracy (UPLD) party.

[8] In 2018 she spoke out against the cover designed for the brochure of the Tifaifai International Festival, which featured a naked Polynesian woman.

Galenon was quoted as saying: "Nous souhaitons que l’image de la femme polynésienne soit basée sur des valeurs… Non plus considérée comme un objet d’exposition !

[11] The organisation works to protect and develop women's rights in the territory, especially in terms of health.