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Dominique Vian

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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

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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. During his term of office, nature protection associations accused him of having protected poachers, contrary to the law, during the major annual massacres of migratory birds at the Col de l'Escrinet.[1][3]

He was prefect of Alpes-Maritimes in Nice from August 2006 to October 2008.[4]

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[5] 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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Sources

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  • (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

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  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ^ a b "UN appoints overseers for Kosovo, refugees". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 22 June 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ Pierre Athanaze : Le Livre noir de la chasse (Sang de la Terre, 2011)
  4. ^ « Le préfet Dominique Vian démis de ses fonctions » Archived 11 April 2013 at archive.today, Nice-Matin, 8. Retrieved on 9 Octobre 2008.
  5. ^ (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
Dominique Vian
Born: 1944
Political offices
Preceded by Prefect of French Guiana
1997 – 1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prefect of Ardèche
1999 – 2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prefect of Guadeloupe
2002 – 2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prefect of Réunion
2004 – 2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prefect of Alpes-Maritimes
2006 – 2008
Succeeded by