Hubert Derache is a French civil servant who served as the Prefect of Mayotte from 17 August 2009 to 4 July 2011, having been appointed by order-in-council of the Council of Ministers of France on 2 July 2009.
Louis Pailhas was a French public servant. From December 1967 to 1982, he was the director-general of the École nationale de l'aviation civile.
Jean-Paul Troadec is a French aerospace engineer and public servant. He is the former President of the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, the country's aviation accident investigation bureau.
Robert Miguet was a French civil servant.
Paul Masseron is a French civil servant (prefect) who became a minister of the principality of Monaco.
The Ordre national du Mérite is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's establishment was twofold: to replace the large number of ministerial orders previously awarded by the ministries; and to create an award that can be awarded at a lower level than the Legion of Honour, which is generally reserved for French citizens. It comprises about 185,000 members; 306,000 members have been admitted or promoted in 50 years.
René Bidal is a French senior civil servant. He served as High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia and earlier was Prefect of the departments of Eure, Pyrénées-Orientales, and Hautes-Pyrénées. He had previously served in a variety of positions in Eure-et-Loir (1986–89), Landes (1992–93), Finistère (1993–96), Aveyron (1996–98), Guingamp (1998–2000), Charente-Maritime (2000–03), Hauts-de-Seine (2003–06), Béthune (2006–08), and Rhône (2008–10).
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg was a French art historian and honorary general curator for heritage, a specialist on Gothic and Romanesque art.
Thierry Lataste is a senior French civil servant, who served as High Commissioner of New Caledonia from July to August 1994, 1999 to 2002, and again from 2016 to 2019.
Bernard Boucault is a French public official. He was previously director of the École nationale d'administration. He was head of the Paris police from 2012 until 2015. He has been involved in several high-profile police actions, involving protestors in 2013 and the Football Championship of France concerning Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in 2013.
Patrice Latron is a French senior civil servant, former prefect, and the Crisis Director for the COVID-19 pandemic in French Guiana.
Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste was a French ambassador and diplomat.
Pierre Viot was a French executive. He served as a senior advisor on the French Court of Audit.
Adolphe Steg was a Czechoslovak-born French urologist and Holocaust survivor.
Jean Maheu was a French government official.
Cécile Pozzo di Borgo is a French diplomat and politician.
Jean-François Cordet was a French government official.
Christophe Beaux, born October 1, 1966, in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, is a senior French civil servant and a personality in industry and culture. He was chairman and CEO of Monnaie de Paris from 2007 to 2017 and was then appointed senior magistrate at the Cour des Comptes by the government in February 2017. He led the mission to prefigure Mont-Saint-Michel from March to December 2019. Since January 1, 2020, he has been Director General of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF).
Jean Daubigny was a French civil servant.
Bernard Faivre d'Arcier, born July 12, 1944, in Albertville, is a French civil administrator. Former director of theater and shows for the Ministry of Culture and the Festival d'Avignon, he is vice-president of the Biennales de Lyon.
