Lionel Beffre (born 20 January 1964) 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.[6] He is the former prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[7]
Lionel Beffre | |
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 Speech in February 2012 | |
| Prefect of Isère | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016[1] | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Paul Bonnetain |
| High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia | |
| In office 22 August 2013[2] – 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Laflaquière |
| Succeeded by | René Bidal |
| Prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| In office 11 January 2012[3] – 22 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | François-Xavier Ceccaldi |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-André Durand |
| Prefect of Eure-et-Loir | |
| In office 21 January 2010[4] – 11 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Jacques Brot |
| Succeeded by | Didier Martin |
| Prefect of Lot-et-Garonne | |
| In office 5 Juillet 2007[5] – 21 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Rémi Thuau |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Schmeltz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1964 Decazeville, France |
| Nationality |  French |
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Honours and decorations edit
National honours edit
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Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour |
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Officer of the National Order of Merit |
Ministerial honours edit
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Knight of the Order of Academic Palms |
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Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit |
Civilian medals edit
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Silver Honour medal of the Prison Service |
References edit
- ^ Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 6 mai 2016 portant nomination du préfet de l'Isère (hors classe) - M. BEFFRE (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 22 août 2013 portant nomination du haut-commissaire de la République en Polynésie française - M. BEFFRE (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 11 janvier 2012 portant nomination du préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques - M. Beffre (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 21 janvier 2010 portant nomination du préfet d'Eure-et-Loir - M. BEFFRE (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 5 juillet 2007 portant nomination du préfet de Lot-et-Garonne - M. Beffre (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Armand, Élodie (May 4, 2016). "Le préfet de l'Eure, René Bidal, nommé en Polynésie française" (in French). Normandie Actu. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Lionel Beffre est le nouveau Haut-Commissaire de Polynésie française". Tahiti Infos (in French). August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Prefecture of Isère. "Curriculum Vitae Lionel Beffre Préfet Isère" (PDF). isere.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.