Dominique Vian
Dominique Vian (born 25 December 1944 in Valence, Drôme[1]) is a French overseas departments administrator.
He is graduate of Institut d’études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence ("Sciences Po Aix").[1]
Career
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, Poitou-Charente).
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
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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)
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Brazil: Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross[1]
References
- (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 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 (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 .
- 1 2 "UN appoints overseers for Kosovo, refugees". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 22 June 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ « Le préfet Dominique Vian démis de ses fonctions », Nice-Matin, 8. Retrieved on 9 Octobre 2008.
- ↑ (French) « Dominique Vian va être nommé un conseiller spécial (auprès du Président du Sénat) en charge des collectivités territoriales » on www.secteurpublic.fr
| Dominique Vian Born: 1944 | ||
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pierre Dartout |
Prefect of French Guiana 1997 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Henri Masse |
| Preceded by Raphaël Bartolt |
Prefect of Ardèche 1999 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Jean-François Kraft |
| Preceded by Jean-François Carenco |
Prefect of Guadeloupe 2002 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Paul Girot de Langlade |
| Preceded by Gonthier Friederici |
Prefect of Réunion 2004 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Laurent Cayrel |
| Preceded by Pierre Breuil |
Prefect of Alpes-Maritimes 2006 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Francis Lamy |