Jean Lèques

Jean Lèques (31 August 1931 – 1 June 2022)^[1] was a New Caledonian politician. He served as mayor of Nouméa from 1986 to 2014; between 1999 and 2001 he was the first sitting president of the government of New Caledonia^[2] under the Organic Law no. 99-209.^[3][4]

Jean Lèques
Jean Lèques in 2009
Mayor of Nouméa
In office 24 January 1986 – 5 April 2014
Preceded by	Roger Laroque
Succeeded by	Sonia Lagarde
President of the Government of New Caledonia
In office 28 May 1999 – 5 April 2001
Vice President	Léopold Jorédié
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Pierre Frogier
Personal details
Born	(1931-08-31)31 August 1931 Nouméa, New Caledonia
Died	1 June 2022(2022-06-01) (aged 90) Nouméa, France
Political party	The Rally–UMP
Spouse	Évelyne Lèques
Alma mater	University of Grenoble