Colonial and Departmental Heads of New Caledonia
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List of Colonial and Departmental Heads of New Caledonia
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| French Suzerainty | ||
| French colony | ||
| 24 September 1853 to 1 January 1854 | Auguste Febvrier Despointes Auguste Febvrier Despointes Auguste Febvrier-Despointes was a French contre-amiral. He served as the first commandant of New Caledonia from 24 September 1853 - 1 January 1854.-Life:... , Commandant |
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| 1 January 1854 to 31 October 1854 | Louis Tardy de Montravel, Commandant | |
| 18 January 1855 to 28 October 1856 | Joseph Fidèle Eugène du Bouzet, Commandant | |
| 18 January 1855 to 21 December 1856 | Jules Marcelin Albert Testard, acting Commandant | Acting for Bouzet to 28 October 1856 |
| 25 May 1856 to 5 May 1857 | Le Bris, acting Commandant | acting for Testard to 21 December 1856 |
| 21 December 1858 to 20 March 1859 | Roussel Roussel Roussel may refer to:* Roussel , French automobile manufactured from 1908 to 1914* Roussel Uclaf, a French company* Bois Roussel , French racehorse* Kirin-Amgen v Hoechst Marion Roussel, British court ruling concerning patents... , Commandant |
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| 20 March 1859 to 1 July 1860 | Jean Pierre Thomas Durand, Commandant | |
| 22 May 1859 to 2 April 1860 | Jean-Marie Saisset, acting Commandant | acting for Durand |
| 2 June 1862 to 13 March 1870 | Charles Guillain, Governor | |
| 13 March 1870 to 26 August 1870 | Jacques Eugène Barnabé Ruillier, Governor | |
| 26 August 1870 to 25 September 1874 | Eugène Gaultier de la Richerie, Governor | |
| 25 September 1874 to 27 February 1875 | Louis Eugène Alleyron, Governor | |
| 27 February 1875 to 11 April 1878 | Léopold Eberhard Ludovic de Pritzbuer, Governor | |
| 11 April 1878 to 8 August 1880 | Jean Baptiste Léon Olry, Governor | |
| 8 August 1880 to 29 September 1882 | Amédée Anatole Prosper Courbet, Governor | |
| 29 September 1882 to 22 July 1884 | Léopold Augustin Charles Pallu de la Barrière, Governor | |
| 22 July 1884 to 13 May 1886 | Adolphe Le Boucher, Governor | |
| 13 May 1886 to 5 June 1886 | Orius Orius The genus Orius consists of omnivorous bugs in the family Anthocoridae . Adults are 2–5 mm long and feed mostly on spider mites, thrips, and their eggs, but will also feed on pollen and vascular sap .These predators are common in gardens and landscapes... , Governor |
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| 5 June 1886 to 30 July 1888 | Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.-Titles Held:... , Governor |
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| 30 July 1888 to 20 December 1888 | Delphino Moracchini, Governor | |
| 20 December 1888 to 12 January 1889 | Pons Pons The pons is a structure located on the brain stem, named after the Latin word for "bridge" or the 16th-century Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio . It is superior to the medulla oblongata, inferior to the midbrain, and ventral to the cerebellum. In humans and other bipeds this means it... , Governor |
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| 12 January 1889 to 14 April 1891 | Noël Pardon, Governor | |
| 14 April 1891 to 16 December 1892 | Émile Gustave Laffon, Governor | |
| 16 December 1892 to 21 February 1894 | Albert Jean Georges Marie Louis Picquié, Governor | |
| 21 February 1894 to 10 June 1894 | Gauharou, interim Governor | |
| 10 June 1894 to 18 October 1902 | Paul Théodore Ernest Marie Feillet, Governor | |
| 5 June 1896 to 2 June 1897 | Aristide Le Fol, acting Governor | Acting for Feillet |
| 10 February 1900 to 12 December 1900 | Colardeau, acting Governor | Acting for Feillet |
| 13 December 1900 to 2 May 1901 | Édouard Émile Léon Telle, acting Governor | 1st time, acting for Feillet |
| 22 October 1902 to 14 November 1902 | Édouard Émile Léon Telle, Governor | 2nd time |
| 14 November 1902 to 17 May 1905 | Édouard Picanon, acting Governor | |
| 17 May 1905 to 17 September 1905 | Charles Amédée Rognon, Governor | |
| 17 September 1905 to 18 March 1908 | Victor Théophile Liotard, Governor | |
| 18 March 1908 to 24 May 1908 | Brun Brun Brun may refer to the following:* the French word derived from the Germanic word for "brown" . If applied to hair, see brunette* Brun, Duke of Saxony, died 880-Place name:*Brun, Armenia, also Romanized as Brrun... , Governor |
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| 24 May 1908 to 6 June 1913 | Richard Richard The first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" and "hard" , therefore it means 'powerful leader' as well as 'King's Court'... , Governor |
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| 16 September 1909 to 6 July 1910 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure was Lieutenant Governor of Côte d'Ivoire from 1898-1899. He was also Governor of French Somaliland in the French Colonial Empire from 6 Dec 1900 - 2 Apr 1904.-Titles held:-See also:... , acting Governor |
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| 6 June 1913 to 27 July 1914 | Auguste Charles Désiré Emmanuel Brunet, Governor | |
| 27 July 1914 to 15 August 1923 | Jules Vincent Repiquet, Governor | |
| 23 May 1919 to 6 January 1921 | Joseph Marie Eugène Joulia, acting Governor | Acting for Repiquet |
| 12 September 1923 to 14 March 1925 | Henri Joseph Marie d'Arboussier, Governor | 1st time |
| 16 March 1925 to 2 July 1932 | Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon, Governor | |
| 29 May 1929 to 22 May 1930 | Henri Joseph Marie d'Arboussier, acting Governor | 2nd time, acting for Guyon |
| 23 May 1930 to 20 December 1930 | Gabriel Henri Joseph Thaly, acting Governor | Acting for Guyon |
| 20 July 1932 to 6 April 1933 | Léonce Alphonse Noël Henri Jore, Governor | 1st time |
| 3 May 1933 to 3 December 1936 | Bernard Jacques Victorin Siadous, Governor | |
| 6 December 1936 to July 1938 | Marcel Alix Jean Marchessou, Governor | |
| July 1938 to 7 August 1939 | Léonce Alphonse Noël Henri Jore, Governor | 2nd time |
| 7 August 1939 to 20 September 1939 | René Victor Marie Barthès, Governor | |
| 20 October 1939 to 4 September 1940 | Marie Marc Georges Pelicier, Governor | |
| 4 September 1940 to 19 September 1940 | Denis Denis Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after A.D. 250... , Governor |
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| 19 September 1940 to 6 May 1942 | Henri Camille Sautot, Governor | |
| 29 July 1942 to 23 June 1943 | Marie Henri Ferdinand Auguste Montchamp, Governor | |
| 15 September 1943 to 13 February 1944 | Christian Robert Roger Laigret, Governor | |
| 14 February 1944 to 27 October 1946 | Jacques Victor François Tallec, Governor | |
| French overseas territory | ||
| 27 October 1946 to 28 January 1947 | Jacques Victor François Tallec, Governor | |
| 29 January 1947 to 10 May 1948 | Georges Hubert Parisot, Governor | |
| 10 May 1948 to 5 July 1951 | Pierre Charles Cournarie, Governor | |
| 5 July 1951 to 21 October 1951 | Bordarier, Governor | |
| 21 October 1951 to 24 July 1954 | Raoul Eugène Angammare, Governor | |
| 30 September 1954 to 3 February 1956 | René Hoffherr, Governor | |
| 2 March 1956 to 1 December 1958 | Aimé Grimald, Governor | |
| 1 December 1958 to 9 January 1963 | Laurent Elisée Péchoux, Governor | |
| 18 March 1961 to 20 July 1961 | Georges Poulet, acting Governor | Acting for Pechoux |
| 9 January 1963 to 14 February 1965 | Marc Casimir Biros, Governor | |
| 14 February 1965 to 16 October 1969 | Jean Risterucci, Governor | |
| 20 October 1969 to 1 December 1973 | Louis Verger, Governor | |
| 9 January 1974 to 16 December 1978 | Jean Gabriel Ériau, Governor | |
| 16 December 1978 to 11 December 1981 | Claude Charbonniaud, Governor | |
| 19 December 1981 to 22 October 1982 | Christian Léon Colombo Nucci, High Commissioner | |
| October 1982 to 23 November 1984 | Jacques Roynette, High Commissioner | |
| Autonomy granted | ||
| 23 November 1984 to 5 December 1984 | Jacques Roynette, High Commissioner | |
| January 1985 to 22 May 1985 | Edgard Pisani Edgard Pisani Edgard Pisani was a French politician. He was born in Tunis and his parents were Maltese immigrants. He spent his childhood in Tunisia and later studied in Paris. Pisani holds a "licence de lettres" from La Sorbonne. His second marriage was with the daughter of André Le Troquer.He held positions... , High Commissioner |
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| 31 May 1985 to 1 August 1986 | Fernand Wibaux, High Commissioner | |
| 1 August 1986 to 12 August 1986 | Bernard Lemaire Bernard Lemaire Bernard Lemaire, is a Canadian businessman. He is the Chairman of the Board of Cascades Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of packaging products, tissue products and fine papers products.... , acting High Commissioner |
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| 12 August 1986 to 28 November 1987 | Jean Montpezat, High Commissioner | |
| 1 December 1987 to 26 June 1988 | Clément Bouhin, High Commissioner | |
| Matignon Accords increase territorial autonomy | ||
| 26 June 1988 to 15 July 1988 | Clément Bouhin, High Commissioner | |
| 15 July 1988 to 11 January 1991 | Bernard Grasset, High Commissioner | |
| 15 January 1991 to 29 July 1994 | Alain Christnacht, High Commissioner | |
| 29 July 1994 to 12 August 1994 | Thierry Lataste, acting High Commissioner | 1st time |
| 12 August 1994 to 16 August 1995 | Didier Cultiaux, High Commissioner | |
| 16 August 1995 to 18 August 1995 | Laurent Cayrel, acting High Commissioner | |
| 18 August 1995 to 20 July 1998 | Dominique Bur, High Commissioner | |
| French sui generis Sui generis Sui generis is a Latin expression, literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in its characteristics. The expression is often used in analytic philosophy to indicate an idea, an entity, or a reality which cannot be included in a wider concept.... collectivity |
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| 20 July 1998 to 15 July 1999 | Dominique Bur, High Commissioner | |
| 19 July 1999 to 29 July 2002 | Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner | 2nd time |
| 29 July 2002 to 31 July 2002 | Alain Triolle, acting High Commissioner | |
| 31 July 2002 to 6 September 2005 | Daniel Constantin Daniel Constantin Daniel Auguste Constantin , is a French colonial administrator.He was the préfet of Réunion from 1989 until 1991 and the high commissioner of New Caledonia from 31 July 2002 until September 2005.-References:... , High Commissioner |
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| 6 September 2005 to 9 September 2005 | Louis Le Franc, acting High Commissioner | |
| 9 September 2005 to 15 October 2007 | Michel Mathieu Michel Mathieu Michel Mathieu was high commissioner of New Caledonia from July 2005 until his death.Mathieu was born in Montpellier. Previously he was the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia from 17 November 2001, to 30 July 2005, when he was succeeded by Jacques Michaut... , High Commissioner |
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| 15 October 2007 to 25 October 2007 | Jean-Bernard Bobin, acting High Commissioner | |
| 25 October 2007 to 7 October 2010 | Yves Dassonville Yves Dassonville Yves Dassonville is a French civil servant and statistician. He served as the High Commissioner of New Caledonia from October 25, 2007, succeeding Michel Mathieu, who resigned following a disagreement with then Minister of Overseas France Christian Estrosi over general strikes and social problems... , High Commissioner |
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| 7 October 2010 to present | Albert Dupuy Albert Dupuy Albert Dupuy is a French civil servant.He was prefect of the French overseas territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon, from January 2005 to August 2006.From December 2008 to July 2010, he was prefect of Isère.... , High Commissioner |
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