Jean-Marius Raapoto (born 1 January 1943) is a French Polynesian educator, academic, politician, and former Cabinet Minister.
[1] He worked as a teacher, then as principal of Charles Viénot school, before returning to France to pursue a degree in linguistics.
[1] He later worked for the department of education, where he was an advocate of the Tahitian language before becoming professor of Reo Mā’ohi at the University of French Polynesia.
[9] Following the 2008 French Polynesian legislative election he was reappointed Education Minister in the coalition cabinet of Gaston Flosse,[10] but resigned as a Minister in April 2008 after Flosse lost a confidence vote and Gaston Tong Sang became president.
[13] After retiring from politics he worked for the town of Faaa,[1] then moved to Niau in the Tuamotus where he opened a coconut oil mill.