Executive Branch
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Commissioner | Adolphe Colrat | Non-Partisan | 7 July 2008 |
| President of French Polynesia | Oscar Temaru | Tavini Huiraatira | 1 April 2011 |
| President of the Assembly | Jacqui Drollet | Ia Mana te Nunaa | 14 April 2011 |
The President of the French Republic is represented by the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (Haut-Commissaire de la République en Polynésie française). The government is headed by the President of French Polynesia. He submits as Council of Ministers a list of members of the Territorial Assembly, the Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française), for approval by them to serve as ministers. It has been hinted new elected president on September 14 will be an interim president before a new round of fresh parliamentary elections expected to take place by the end of the year, followed by a new presidential election.
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