Thierry Queffelec

Thierry Queffelec (born 27 August 1962) is a French senior civil servant, former Administrator of Wallis and Futuna, and former Prefect of French Guiana.

Thierry Queffelec
Prefect of French Guiana
In office 25 November 2020 – 21 August 2023
Preceded by	Marc Del Grande
Succeeded by	Antoine Poussier
Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
In office 7 January 2019 – 25 November 2020
Preceded by	Jean-Francis Treffel[1]
Succeeded by	Hervé Jonathan[1]
Personal details
Born	(1962-08-27) 27 August 1962 (age 62)[2] Thionville, Moselle, France

Biography

Thierry Queffelec was born on 27 August 1962 in Thionville, France.^[3] He graduated from the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr.^[2]

In 1989, Queffelec was stationed with the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon, He also served in Rwanda in 1994, and in Beirut in 1997.^[2]

In 1998, Queffelec started to work for the Ministry of the Interior as Chief of Staff of the Vendée Prefecture. In 2005, he was appointed Secretary General of the Paris Prefecture.^[4]

On 7 January 2019, Queffelec was appointed Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna.^[5] and served in that capacity until 25 November 2020, when he was appointed Prefect of French Guiana.^[6]