Colonial and Departmental Heads of French Polynesia
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List of Colonial and Departmental Heads of French Polynesia
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| French Polynesia | ||
| Chiefs of the Marquesas Islands Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands enana and Te Fenua `Enata , both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W... cede sovereignty to France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ; other islands are annexed until 1900 (Colony of Oceania) |
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| 1843 to 1847 | Armand Joseph Bruat Armand Joseph Bruat Armand Joseph Bruat was a French admiral.- Biography :Bruat joined the French Navy in 1811, at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. His early career included far-ranging sea duties: in 1815, he served in Brazil and the West Indies. From 1817 to 1820 he was with French forces in the Levant... , Governor |
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| 1847 to 1849 | Charles François Lavaud, Governor | |
| 1849 to 1850 | Charles François Lavaud, Commandant | |
| 1850 to 1852 | Louis Adolphe Bonard, Commandant | |
| 1852 to 1854 | Théogène François Page, Commandant | |
| 1854 to 1858 | Joseph Fidèl Eugène du Bouzet, Governor | |
| 1858 | Jean-Marie Joseph Théodose Saisset de Mars, Governor | |
| 1858 to 1860 | Louis Eugène Gaultier de la Richerie, Governor | |
| 1860 to 1864 | Louis Eugène Gaultier de la Richerie, Commandant | |
| 1864 to 1869 | Émile François Guillaume Clément, comte de la Roncière, Commandant | |
| 1869 to 1871 | Michel Louis Isidore de Jouslard, Commandant | |
| 1871 to 1873 | Hippolyte Auguste Girard, Commandant | |
| 1873 to 1876 | Octave Bernard Gilbert-Pierre, Commandant | |
| 1876 to 1877 | Antoine Léonce Michaux, Commandant | |
| 1877 | Joseph Henri Brunet-Millet, Commandant | |
| 1877 to 1878 | Auguste Marie Édouard d'Oncieu de la Bâthie, Commandant | |
| 1878 to 1880 | Jacques Ferdinand Planche, Commandant | |
| Tahiti Tahiti Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous... annexed by France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... (effective 30 December 1880) |
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| 1880 to 1881 | Henri Isidore Chessé, Commandant | |
| 1881 to 1883 | Frédéric Jean Dordolot des Essarts, Governor | |
| 1883 to 1885 | Marie Nicolas François Auguste Morau, Governor | |
| 1885 to 1886 | Delphino Moracchini, acting Governor | |
| 1886 to 1893 | Étienne Théodore Lacascade, Governor | |
| 1893 | Adolphe Jean Granier de Cassagnac, acting Governor | |
| 1893 | Lucien Bommier, acting Governor | |
| 1893 | Jean Ours, acting Governor | |
| 1893 to 1896 | Pierre Louis Clovis Papinaud, Governor | |
| 1896 to 1901 | Gustave Pierre Théodore Gallet, Governor | |
| 1901 | Victor François Ferdinand Rey, acting Governor | |
| 1901 to 1903 | Édouard Georges Théophile Petit, Governor | |
| Colony of Oceania renamed French Establishments in Oceania | ||
| 1903 to 1904 | Édouard Georges Théophile Petit, Governor | |
| 1904 | Victor Louis Marie Lanrezac Victor Louis Marie Lanrezac Victor Louis Marie Lanrezac was Governor General of Pondicherry in Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.-Titles Held:... , Governor |
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| 1904 to 1905 | Henri François Charles Cor, acting Governor | |
| 1905 to 1907 | Philippe Émile Jullien, Governor | |
| 1907 to 1908 | Élie Adrien Édouard Charlier, acting Governor | |
| 1908 to 1910 | Joseph Pascal François Joseph Pascal François Joseph Pascal François was Governor General for various colonies in Second French Colonial Empire under the Third Republic.-Titles held:... , Governor |
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| 1910 to 1912 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure was Lieutenant Governor of Côte d'Ivoire from 1898-1899. He was also Governor of French Somaliland in the French Colonial Empire from 6 Dec 1900 - 2 Apr 1904.-Titles held:-See also:... , Governor |
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| 1912 | Charles Hostein, acting Governor | |
| 1912 to 1913 | Baptiste Léon Géraud, acting Governor | |
| 1913 to 1915 | William Maurice Fawtier, Governor | |
| October 1915 to 1919 | Gustave Jacques Henri Julien, Governor | |
| 1919 to April 1919 | Simoneau Simoneau Simoneau may refer to:*Léopold Simoneau, tenor*Yves Simoneau, film and TV director*Mark Simoneau, linebacker*Dan Simoneau, cross-country skier... , acting Governor |
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| April 1919 to January 1921 | Jocelyn Robert, acting Governor | |
| January 1921 to April 1921 | Gabriel Henri Joseph Thaly, acting Governor | |
| April 1921 to November 1921 | Auguste André Marius Guédès, Governor | |
| September 1922 to January 1927 | Louis Félix Marie Édouard Rivet, Governor | |
| January 1927 to February 1928 | Jean Baptiste Dominique Solari, acting Governor | |
| February 1928 to June 1930 | Joseph Louis Bouge, acting Governor | |
| 21 June 1930 to 18 June 1932 | Léonce Alphonse Noël Henri Jore, Governor | |
| June 1932 to June 1933 | Alfred Léon Bouchet, acting Governor | |
| June 1933 to May 1935 | Michel Lucien Montagné, Governor | |
| May 1935 to March 1937 | Henri Sautot, acting Governor | |
| March 1937 to 4 September 1940 | Frédéric Marie Jean Baptiste Chastenet de Géry, Governor | |
| 4 September 1940 to 12 September 1940 | Provisional Government | |
| Édouard Ahnne | ||
| Georges Lagarde | ||
| Émile Martin | ||
| Georges Bambridge | ||
| 12 September 1940 to 5 November 1940 | Edmond Mansard, Governor | |
| 5 November 1940 to 18 June 1941 | Émile de Curton, Governor | |
| 18 June 1941 to November 1941 | Richard Brunot, Governor | |
| November 1941 to 1945 | Georges Louis Joseph Orselli, Governor | |
| 1945 to 27 October 1946 | Jean-Camille Haumant, Governor | |
| French overseas territory (French Settlements in Oceania) | ||
| 27 October 1946 to 1947 | Jean-Camille Haumant, Governor | |
| 1947 to 1949 | Pierre Louis Maestracci, Governor | |
| 1949 to 1950 | Armand Anziani, Governor | |
| 1950 | Louis Girault, acting Governor | |
| 1950 to 1954 | Jean Albert René Petitbon, Governor | |
| September 1954 to 22 July 1957 | Jean-François Toby, Governor | |
| French Settlements in Oceania renamed French Polynesia | ||
| 22 July 1957 to 1958 | Jean-François Toby, Governor | |
| 1958 | Camille Victor Bailly, acting Governor | |
| 1958 to 1961 | Pierre Sicaud, Governor | |
| December 1961 to January 1965 | Aimé Grimald, Governor | |
| 14 January 1965 to 4 February 1969 | Jean Charles Sicurani, Governor | |
| February 1969 to 1973 | Pierre Louis Angeli, Governor | |
| 1973 to 1975 | Daniel Videau, Governor | |
| 4 December 1975 to 13 July 1977 | Charles Schmitt, Governor | |
| Limited autonomy | ||
| 13 July 1977 to 31 October 1977 | Charles Schmitt, High Commissioner | |
| 18 December 1977 to 27 July 1981 | Paul Cousseran, High Commissioner | |
| 27 July 1981 to 15 January 1983 | Paul Noirot-Cosson, High Commissioner | |
| 15 January 1983 to 29 June 1984 | Alain Robert Ohrel, High Commissioner | |
| Autonomy | ||
| 29 June 1984 to 28 March 1985 | Alain Robert Ohrel, High Commissioner | |
| March 1985 to 1986 | Bernard Gérard Bernard Gérard Bernard Gérard may refer to:*Bernard Gérard *Bernard Gérard *Bernard Gérard... , High Commissioner |
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| April 1986 to 10 November 1987 | Pierre Louis Angéli, High Commissioner | |
| 28 November 1987 to 3 January 1992 | Jean Montpezat, High Commissioner | |
| 31 January 1992 to 8 August 1994 | Michel Jau, High Commissioner | |
| 8 August 1994 to 27 August 1997 | Paul Roncière, High Commissioner | |
| 27 August 1997 to 8 October 1997 | Michel Jeanjean Michel Jeanjean Michel Jeanjean is the current Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna.A public lawyer by training, Jeanjean began his career in government administration during the 1970s. He has held domestic French administrative posts including as sub-prefect of Torcy, chief of staff of Meurthe-et-Moselle... , acting High Commissioner |
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| 8 October 1997 to 24 October 2001 | Jean Aribaud, High Commissioner | |
| 24 October 2001 to 17 November 2001 | Christian Massinon, acting High Commissioner | |
| 17 November 2001 to 28 March 2003 | 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... , High Commissioner |
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| French overseas collectivity | ||
| 28 March 2003 to 27 February 2004 | 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... , High Commissioner |
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| Designation (but not status) changed to overseas country | ||
| 27 February 2004 to 30 July 2005 | 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... , High Commissioner |
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| 30 July 2005 to 10 September 2005 | Jacques Michaut Jacques Michaut Jacques Michaut was the temporary High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia from 30 July 2005, when he replaced Michel Mathieu, until 10 September 2005, when Anne Bouquet, the next commissioner, arrived in Tahiti.- References :* . Rulers.org. Accessed 2011-02-12.*... , acting High Commissioner |
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| 10 September 2005 to 29 June 2008 | Anne Boquet, High Commissioner | ♀ |
| 29 June 2008 to 7 July 2008 | Eric Spitz, acting High Commissioner | |
| 7 July 2008 to 7 January 2011 | Adolphe Colrat Adolphe Colrat Adolphe Colrat is a French civil servant and the current French High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia since 2008. He succeeded Anne Boquet in the post.-Early life :... , High Commissioner |
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| 7 January 2011 to 24 January 2011 | Alexandre Rochatte, acting High Commissioner | |
| 24 January 2011 to Present | Richard Didier Richard Didier Richard Didier is a French civil servant and administrator. Didier served as the Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna for two years August 14, 2006 and August 2008.... , High Commissioner |
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