Michel Mathieu (French politician)

Michel Mathieu
High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia
In office 18 July 2005[1] – 29 October 2007
Preceded by	Daniel Constantin
Succeeded by	Yves Dassonville
High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
In office 26 October 2001[2] – 18 July 2005
Preceded by	Jean Aribaud
Succeeded by	Anne Boquet
Prefect of Val-d'Oise
In office 24 June 1999[3] – 26 October 2005
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Succeeded by	Jean-Michel Bérard
Prefect of Oise
In office 6 August 1992[4] – 31 October 1996[5]
Preceded by	Philippe Massoni
Succeeded by	Alain Géhin
Prefect of Eure
In office 26 July 1989[6] – 6 August 1992
Preceded by	Bernard Augustin
Succeeded by	Jean François Seiller
Personal details
Born	(1944-07-25)July 25, 1944 Montpellier, Hérault, France
Died	1 October 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 66) France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École nationale d'administration Institut d'études politiques de Paris Institut des hautes études de la défense nationale[7]

Michel Pierre Marie Mathieu (born 25 July 1944 in Montpellier, France, died 1 October 2010 in France) was a French senior civil servant. He was High Commissioner of New Caledonia from 2005 to 2007 when he notoriously resigned after a disagreement with then Overseas Secretary Christian Estrosi. He served previously as High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (Le Haut-Commissaire de la République en Polynésie française) from 2001 to 2005, when he was succeeded by Anne Boquet. He died in 2010.[8]

Honours and decorations

National honours

Ribbon bar	Honour
	Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour[9]
	Officer of the National Order of Merit[10]

Ministerial honours

Ribbon bar	Honour
	Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit

Foreign honours

Ribbon bar	Honour
	Knight of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

References

1. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 18 juillet 2005 portant nomination d'un haut-commissaire de la République". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 26 octobre 2001 portant nomination d'un haut-commissaire de la République". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
3. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 24 juin 1999 portant nomination d'un préfet". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
4. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 6 août 1992 portant nomination d'un préfet". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
5. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 31 octobre 1996 portant nomination de préfets". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
6. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 26 juillet 1989 PORTANT NOMINATION D'UN PREFET". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
7. La Dépêche de Tahiti. "Michel Mathieu, ancien haut-commissaire, est décédé (ARCHIVE)". ladepeche.pf. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
8. La Dépêche de Tahiti. "Michel Mathieu, ancien haut-commissaire, est décédé (ARCHIVE)". ladepeche.pf. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
9. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 31 décembre 2002 portant promotion et nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
10. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 13 mai 2005 portant promotion et nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.