Michel Mathieu (French politician)

Michel Mathieu
High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia
In office
18 July 2005 – 29 October 2007
Preceded byDaniel Constantin
Succeeded byYves Dassonville
High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
In office
26 October 2001 – 18 July 2005
Preceded byJean Aribaud
Succeeded byAnne Boquet
Prefect of Val-d'Oise
In office
24 June 1999 – 26 October 2005
Preceded byJean-Pierre Lacroix
Succeeded byJean-Michel Bérard
Prefect of Oise
In office
6 August 1992 – 31 October 1996
Preceded byPhilippe Massoni
Succeeded byAlain Géhin
Prefect of Eure
In office
26 July 1989 – 6 August 1992
Preceded byBernard Augustin
Succeeded byJean François Seiller
Personal details
Born(1944-07-25)July 25, 1944
Died1 October 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 66)
Alma mater
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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.