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Preceded by
  
Luz Zasso Paoa

Religion
  
Roman Catholicism

Profession
  
Politician

Nationality
  
Chilean

Role
  
Chilean Politician

Preceded by
  
Alberto Hotus Chavez

Name
  
Pedro Edmunds


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Preceded by
  
Melania Carolina Hotu Hey

Born
  
1 July 1961 (age 63) Easter Island, Chile (
1961-07-01
)

Succeeded by
  
Carmen Cardinali Paoa

Political party
  

Pedro Pablo Petero Edmunds Paoa (born 1 July 1961) is a Chilean politician. He serves as mayor of Easter Island Commune. He was previously the Governor of the Easter Island Province from March 2010 to August 2010.

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His first term as mayor of Easter Island was between 1994 and 2008, and he was member of the Christian Democratic Party. Currently he is member of the Progressive Party.

He is a supporter of the island autonomy from Valparaíso region, saying this would allow islanders to handle the problems locally rather than rely on an official "more than 4000 kilometers and you do not know the island".

His appointment as Easter Island governor sparked protests from indigenous Polynesians on the island, who feared he planned land deals. In response the "Rapa Nui Parliament", a group of indigenous Polynesians, occupied government buildings, demanded Paoa's resignation and wrote to the Pacific Islands Forum saying they wanted to secede from Chile. Edmunds resigned from office in early August 2010. He was temporarily replaced by Jorge Miranda, a lawyer, as interim governor following his resignation. Edmunds' permanent successor, Carmen Cardinali, was appointed Governor in September 2010.

In 2015, being the mayor of Easter Island at the time, Paoa once again ran into problems with the Rapa Nui Parliament when they took control over the island and its archaeology. The situation still hasn't been solved.

References

Pedro Edmunds Paoa Wikipedia


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