Jacques Billant
Jacques Billant | |
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| High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Le Franc |
| Prefect of Réunion | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amaury de Saint-Quentin |
| Prefect of Puy-de-Dôme | |
| In office 4 September 2017 – 10 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Danièle Polvé-Montmasson |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Gaëlle Baudouin-Clerc |
| Prefect of Guadeloupe | |
| In office 12 November 2014 – 4 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Marcelle Pierrot |
| Succeeded by | Éric Maire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) Auch, Gers, France |
Jacques Billant (French pronunciation: [ʒak bijɑ̃]; born January 1960) is a French civil servant who has been the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia since 2025. Prior to his tenure in New Caledonia, he held the position of prefect in several departments, including Ariège, Dordogne, Guadeloupe, Puy-de-Dôme, Réunion, and Pas-de-Calais. He was an officer in the French Army, where he trained engineering corps commanders.