Thierry Queffelec (born 27 August 1962) is a French senior civil servant, former Administrator of

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, and former

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Biography

Thierry Queffelec was born on 27 August 1962 in

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. He graduated from the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr. In 1989, Queffelec was stationed with the United Nations Interim Force in

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, He also served in

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in 1994, and in

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in 1997. In 1998, Queffelec started to work for the

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as Chief of Staff of the

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Prefecture. On 7 January 2019, Queffelec was appointed

Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna The Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna is the representative of the President of France in Wallis and Futuna. The current Administrator Superior is Hervé Jonathan, since 11 January 2021. The post was created in 1961, after Wallis and ...

. and served in that capacity until 25 November 2020, when he was appointed Prefect of French Guiana.

References

1962 births People from Thionville Prefects of French Guiana Administrator Superiors of Wallis and Futuna French military officers Living people École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni {{WallisFutuna-politician-stub