predecessor birth_place party office birth_date majority term_start article_title name
david vergé wallis , france none member 's single constituency of the national assembly for wallis and futuna 25 june 1965 647 votes -lrb- 5.2 % -rrb- 24 march 2013 napole polutélé
 napole polutélé
napole polutélé

napole polutélé , born 25 june 1965 in wallis , is a french / wallisian politician .
he studied in metropolitan france in toulouse and bordeaux , then began a career as a secondary school history and geography teacher , first in nouméa -lrb- new caledonia -rrb- for a year , then in his home island .
he served as a member of the territorial assembly of wallis and futuna , before entering french national politics .
he stood as a candidate in the 2013 by-election for wallis and futuna 's seat in the french national assembly .
although he stood as an independent , he was endorsed and supported by the right-wing union for a popular movement -lrb- ump -rrb- .
he was elected , in the second round on 24 march , with 37.5 % of the vote , ahead of two candidates of the left .
two months later , having been elected to sit on the opposition benches -lrb- albeit officially as an independent -rrb- , he joined the ranks of the socialist-led majority in the national assembly .
he explained frankly that being a member of the majority would make it easier for him to lobby the government for funds and services for his constituents - who , he said , cared little for the left-right divide prevalent in metropolitan france .
he subsequently sat as an independent on the benches of the left .
specifically , he promised to lobby for the setting up of a better sewerage system in the territory , and faster repairs following damage caused by a cyclone .
his crossing the floor so soon after his election caused strong reactions within the ump , with party leader jean-françois copé describing it as `` shocking '' and the party 's parliamentary leader christian jacob calling it `` outrageous '' .
