Emmanuel Tjibaou

{{Expand French|topic=bio}}{{short description|French politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Emmanuel Tjibaou

| image = 20240718-P1070752 Emmanuel Tjibaou Wikipedia.jpg

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| constituency_AM = New Caledonia's 2nd constituency

| assembly = French National

| term_start = 18 July 2024

| term_end =

| predecessor = Nicolas Metzdorf

| successor =

| party = Caledonian Union

| birth_date =

| father = Jean-Marie Tjibaou

| mother = Marie-Claude Tjibaou

}}

Emmanuel Tjibaou ({{IPA|fr|emanɥɛl tʃibau}}) is a French politician of the Caledonian Union who was elected member of the National Assembly for New Caledonia's 2nd constituency in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/elections-legislatives-2024-victoire-d-emmanuel-tjibaou-dans-la-seconde-circonscription-la-nouvelle-caledonie-aura-un-depute-independantiste-1503938.html|title=Élections législatives 2024. Victoire d’Emmanuel Tjibaou dans la seconde circonscription, la Nouvelle-Calédonie a un député indépendantiste|publisher=France Info|date=July 7, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Decloitre |first=Patrick |date=8 July 2024 |title=French election: newcomers in New Caledonia, French Polynesia |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/521542/french-election-newcomers-in-new-caledonia-french-polynesia |access-date=8 July 2024 |website=RNZ}} He is the son of Jean-Marie and Marie-Claude Tjibaou.{{cite web|url=https://insidestory.org.au/thirty-years-on-a-spirit-of-reconciliation-in-new-caledonia/|title=Thirty years on, a spirit of reconciliation in New Caledonia|work=Inside Story|date=May 10, 2019}}

Tjibaou became the first pro-independence New Caledonian candidate to win a seat since 1986, with his victory being linked to the aftermath of the civil unrest across the archipelago earlier in 2024.{{Cite news |date=8 July 2024 |title=New Caledonia: historic win for pro-independence candidate in French elections |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/08/france-election-new-caledonia-kanak-emmanuel-tjibaou-seat |access-date=8 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}