Anne Boquet is a retired French senior civil servant. She is the first and only woman to have been High Commissioner in French Polynesia to date.
The Chief of the Army Staff is the military head of the French Army. The chief directs the army staff and acts as the principal advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff on subjects concerning the Army. As such, they ensure the operational preparedness of their service branch, express their need for military and civilian personnel, and are responsible for maintaining the discipline, morale and conduct of their troops. Special responsibilities can be assigned to them in relation to nuclear safety.
The Chief of the Defence Staff is the military head of the Armed Forces of the French Republic, overseeing all military operations. They are responsible to the Minister of the Armed Forces and their deputy is the Major General of the Defence Staff. Since the 1950s, the office has been held only by four-star generals (OF–9), either from the Army, the Navy, or the Air and Space Force. The current Chief is General Thierry Burkhard, who took the position on 22 July 2021.
The Chief of the Air and Space Force Staff is the military head of the French Air and Space Force. The chief directs the air and space force staff and acts as the principal advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff on subjects concerning the Air and Space Force. As such, they ensure the operational preparedness of their service branch, express their need for military and civilian personnel, and are responsible for maintaining the discipline, morale and conduct of their troops. Special responsibilities can be assigned to them in relation to nuclear safety.
Adolphe Colrat is a French senior civil servant who served as the French High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia from 2008 to 2011. He succeeded Anne Boquet in the post.
Richard Didier is a French senior civil servant. He served as the Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna for two years, from 2006 to 2008.
Patrick Subrémon, is a French civil servant, prefect from 2000.
Gérard Bougrier is a French civil servant (prefect).
Jean-Pierre Laflaquière is a retired French senior civil servant. His last office was High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia from 3 September 2012 to 23 August 2013. His successor was Lionel Beffre. He was Prefect without assignment from 2011 to 2012.
Lionel Beffre is a French senior civil servant. He was the High Commissioner in French Polynesia from 2013 to 2016, when he was appointed to his current role. He was preceded as High Commissioner by Jean-Pierre Laflaquière and succeeded by René Bidal. He is the former prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
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).
Arnaud Jean-Georges Beltrame was a lieutenant colonel in the French Gendarmerie nationale and deputy commander of the Departmental Gendarmerie's Aude unit, who was murdered by a terrorist at Trèbes after having exchanged himself for a hostage. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Beltrame deserved "the respect and admiration of the whole nation." For his bravery and adherence to duty he was posthumously promoted to colonel and made a Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Thierry Lataste is a senior French civil servant.
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.
Arnaud François Christian Cochet is a French senior civil servant. He is currently serving as Prefect of the Department of Ain.
The Prefect of Ain is the highest state representative in the department of Ain on the East border of France. Its seat is in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Dominique Sorain is a French senior civil servant. He has been serving as High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia since 10 July 2019.
Marc Del Grande is a French senior civil servant and was the Prefect of French Guiana.
Jacques Billant is a French senior civil servant and current Prefect of Réunion.
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