Dominique Vian
Dominique Vian (born 25 December 1944 in Valence, Drôme[1]) is a French overseas departments administrator.
He is a graduate of Institut d’études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence ("Sciences Po Aix").[1]
Career[edit]
He was prefect of French Guiana[2] from February 1997 to August 1999, prefect of Guadeloupe from August 2002 to July 2004, and prefect of Réunion from August 2004 to June 2005.
In 1999 : civil servant of United Nations in Kosovo.[2]
He was commissaire adjoint de la République (name of sub-prefects in this time) of arrondissement of Cognac from 1984 to 1986, in Cognac City (Charente department).
He was prefect of Ardèche in Privas from 1999 to 2002.[1]
He was prefect of Alpes-Maritimes in Nice from August 2006 to October 2008.[3]
Directeur de cabinet (principal private secretary) of François Baroin (Minister of Overseas) from 2005 to 2006.
Special counsellor of Gérard Larcher (President of the Senate of France) from 2008[4] to 2011.
Chargé de mission (project manager) of Marie-Luce Penchard (Minister in charge of Overseas) from 2011 to 2012.[1]
Honours and awards[edit]
France:
- Officer of Légion d’honneur
- Officer of Ordre national du Mérite
- Officer of Ordre du Mérite Maritime
- Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement (bronze medal)
Brazil: Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross[1]
Sources[edit]
- (in French) " Vian, Dominique, Marie, André, Ferdinand" (prefect, born 1944), pages 2190-2191 in Who's Who in France : Dictionnaire biographique de personnalités françaises vivant en France et à l’étranger, et de personnalités étrangères résidant en France, 44th edition for 2013 edited in 2012, 2371 p., 31 cm, ISBN 978-2-85784-053-4 .
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e (in French) " Vian, Dominique, Marie, André, Ferdinand" (prefect, born 1944), pages 2190-2191 in Who's Who in France : Dictionnaire biographique de personnalités françaises vivant en France et à l’étranger, et de personnalités étrangères résidant en France, 44th edition for 2013 edited in 2012, 2371 p., 31 cm, ISBN 978-2-85784-053-4 .
- ^ a b "UN appoints overseers for Kosovo, refugees". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 22 June 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ « Le préfet Dominique Vian démis de ses fonctions » Archived 11 April 2013 at archive.today, Nice-Matin, 8. Retrieved on 9 Octobre 2008.
- ^ (in French) « Dominique Vian va être nommé un conseiller spécial (auprès du Président du Sénat) en charge des collectivités territoriales » Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine on www.secteurpublic.fr
- 1944 births
- People from Valence, Drôme
- Living people
- Sciences Po Aix alumni
- Prefects of French Guiana
- Politicians from Réunion
- Prefects of Réunion
- Prefects of Guadeloupe
- Prefects of Ardèche
- Prefects of Alpes-Maritimes
- Prefects of France
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Officers of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime
- Recipients of the Honour medal for courage and devotion