Michel Mathieu (French politician)

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]

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]

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