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Yves DassonvilleYves Dassonville (born April 9, 1948 Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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) is a French

France

civil servant and statistician

Statistician

A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...

. He served as the High Commissioner of New Caledonia from October 25, 2007, succeeding 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...

, who resigned following a disagreement with then Minister of Overseas France

Minister of Overseas France

The Minister of Overseas France is a cabinet member in the Government of France responsible for overseeing French overseas departments and territories .The position is currently held by Brice Hortefeux, who is also the Minister of the Interior...

Christian Estrosi

Christian Estrosi is a French politician of Italian origin, member of the French Parliament , mayor of Nice since 2008. He is a supporter of Nicolas Sarkozy....

over general strikes and social problems in the territory, until 2010.

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