Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe
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List of Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)Note: currently, the prefect is not the true departmental head, which is the President of the General Council
President of the general council
In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly governing a departments in France. The position is elected by the general councillors from among their number. If there is a tie, the senior Councillor is elected.The President of the...
. The prefect is merely the representative of the national government.
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| French Suzerainty | ||
| 28 June 1635 | French colony | |
| c.1637 to 1640 | L'Olive, Governor | |
| 1640 to c.1643 | Jean Soulon sieur de Sabouïlly, Governor | |
| 1643 to c.1664 | Charles Houël du Petit Pré, Governor | |
| 1695 to 1702 | Charles Auger, Governor | |
| 1702 to 1703 | De Mahaut, Governor | |
| 1703 to 1706 | Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet, Governor | |
| 1706 to 1717 | Hemon Coinard de la Malmaison, Governor | |
| 1717 to 1719 | Michel Savinien Lagarigue de Savigny, Governor | |
| 1719 to 1728 | Alexandre Vaultier, comte de Moyencourt, Governor | |
| 1728 to 1734 | Robert Giraud du Poyet, Governor | |
| 1734 to 1737 | Charles de Brunier, marquis de Larnage, Governor | |
| 1737 to 1753 | Gabriel d'Erchigny de Clieu, Governor | |
| 1753 to 1757 | Jean Antoine Joseph de Mirabeau, Governor | |
| 1757 to 1759 | Charles François Emmanuel Nadau du Treil, Governor | |
| British Suzerainty | ||
| April 1759 to 1763 | British occupation | |
| April 1759 to 1760 | Byam Crump, Governor | |
| 1760 to 1763 | Campbell Dalrymple, Governor | |
| French Suzerainty | ||
| 1763 to 1764 | François-Charles de Bourlamaque François-Charles de Bourlamaque François-Charles de Bourlamaque was a French military leader and Governor of Guadeloupe from 1763. He began as military engineer, major-captain, infantry colonel, infantry commandant, commandant, general brigadier, major-general, commander of Saint-Louis, honorary order of Malta, and Governor of... , Governor |
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| 1764 to 1765 | Édouard de Copley, Governor | |
| 20 March 1765 to 29 November 1768 | Pierre Gédéon de Nolivos, Governor | |
| 1768 to 1769 | Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès de Malartic, Governor | |
| 1769 to 1771 | François Claude Amour du Chariol, marquis de Bouillé, Governor | |
| 1771 to 1773 | Louis François de Dion, Governor | |
| 1773 to 1775 | Édouard Hilaire Louis de Tilly, Governor | |
| 1775 to 1782 | Bache Elzéar Alexandre d'Arbaud de Jouques, Governor | |
| 1782 to 1783 | Claude Charles de Marillac, vicomte de Damas, Governor | |
| 1783 to 1784 | Beaumé de la Saulais, Governor | |
| 1784 to 25 July 1792 | Charles François de Clugny de Thénissey, Governor | |
| 1792 to 1793 | René Marie, vicomte d'Arrot, interim Governor | |
| 5 January 1793 to 18 March 1793 | Jean Baptiste Raymond Lacrosse, provisional Governor | |
| 18 March 1793 to 20 April 1794 | Victor Collot Victor Collot Victor Collot, in full Georges Henri Victor Collot was a French military officer who served in the New World in various capacities, among them as Governor of Guadeloupe... , Governor |
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| British Suzerainty | ||
| 20 April 1794 to 7 June 1794 | British occupation | |
| 20 April 1794 to 3 June 1794 | Thomas Dundas Thomas Dundas (British Army officer) Major-General Thomas Dundas was a British military officer and Governor of Guadeloupe.-Military Service:Born the son of Thomas Dundas of Fingask, Dundas was educated at Edinburgh High School and entered the army in 1766, rising to Major of the 65th Foot... , Governor |
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| 7 June 1794 to 6 January 1795 | Victor Hugues Victor Hugues Victor Hugues was a French politician and colonial administrator during the French Revolution, who governed Guadeloupe from 1794 to 1798, emancipating the island's slaves under orders from the National Convention.-Early life and appointment:Hugues was born in Marseille's salesmen family and was a... , Commissioner |
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| 6 January 1795 to January 1796 | Victor Hugues Victor Hugues Victor Hugues was a French politician and colonial administrator during the French Revolution, who governed Guadeloupe from 1794 to 1798, emancipating the island's slaves under orders from the National Convention.-Early life and appointment:Hugues was born in Marseille's salesmen family and was a... , Co-Commissioner |
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| Lebas, Co-Commissioner | ||
| 6 January 1795 to June 1795 | Goyrand, Co-Commissioner | |
| January 1796 to 25 October 1797 | Victor Hugues Victor Hugues Victor Hugues was a French politician and colonial administrator during the French Revolution, who governed Guadeloupe from 1794 to 1798, emancipating the island's slaves under orders from the National Convention.-Early life and appointment:Hugues was born in Marseille's salesmen family and was a... , Agent of the French Executive Directory |
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| Lebas, Agent of the French Executive Directory | ||
| 25 October 1797 to 19 April 1801 | Département | |
| 25 October 1797 to 22 November 1798 | Victor Hugues Victor Hugues Victor Hugues was a French politician and colonial administrator during the French Revolution, who governed Guadeloupe from 1794 to 1798, emancipating the island's slaves under orders from the National Convention.-Early life and appointment:Hugues was born in Marseille's salesmen family and was a... , Agent of the French Executive Directory |
Co-Agent |
| Lebas, Agent of the French Executive Directory | Co-Agent | |
| 22 November 1798 to 3 October 1799 | Edme Étienne Borne-Desfourneaux, Agent of the French Executive Directory | |
| 3 October 1799 to 11 December 1799 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , provisional Agent of the French Executive Directory |
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| 11 December 1799 to 30 May 1801 | Nicolas Georges Jeannet-Oudin, Agent of the French Executive Directory | Co-Agent |
| 11 December 1799 to 30 December 1800 | René Gaston Baco de la Chapelle, Agent of the French Executive Directory | Co-Agent |
| 11 December 1799 to 28 February 1800 | Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc, comte de Laveaux, Agent of the French Executive Directory | Co-Agent |
| 28 February 1800 to 30 May 1801 | Bresseau | Co-Agent |
| 30 May 1801 to 14 May 1802 | Jean Baptiste Raymond Lacrosse, Captain-General | 1st Term |
| 24 October 1801 to 6 May 1802 | Magloire Pélage, President of Provisional Council of Government | In rebellion |
| 14 May 1802 to 3 September 1802 | Antoine Richepance, Captain-General | |
| 4 August 1802 to 8 May 1803 | Jean Baptiste Raymond Lacrosse, Captain-General | |
| 4 August 1802 to 3 September 1802 | Jean Baptiste Raymond Lacrosse, Captain-General | 2nd Term |
| 3 September 1802 to 8 May 1803 | Jean Baptiste Raymond Lacrosse acting for Richepance, Captain-General | |
| 8 May 1803 to 6 February 1810 | Jean Augustin Ernouf Jean Augustin Ernouf Jean Augustin Ernouf was a French general and colonial administrator of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He demonstrated moderate abilities as a combat commander; his real strength lay in his organizational and logistical talents... , Captain-General |
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| British Suzerainty | ||
| 6 February 1810 to 7 December 1814 | British occupation | |
| 6 February 1810 to 26 June 1813 | Sir Alexander Cochrane, Governor | |
| 26 June 1813 to December 1814 | John Skinner John Skinner John Skinner was a Scottish historian and song-writer.Born in Balfour, Aberdeenshire, he was a son of a schoolmaster at Birse, and was educated at Marischal College.... , Governor |
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| French Suzerainty | ||
| 7 December 1814 to 12 December 1814 | ||
| 12 December 1814 to 10 August 1815 | Charles Durand, comte de Linois, Governor | |
| British Suzerainty | ||
| 10 August 1815 to 25 July 1816 | British occupation | |
| 10 August 1815 to 24 April 1816 | Sir James Leith, Governor | |
| 24 April 1816 to 25 July 1816 | ||
| French Suzerainty | ||
| 1816 to 1823 | Antoine Philippe de Lardenoy, Governor | |
| 1823 to 1826 | Louis Léon Jacob Louis Léon Jacob Louis Léon Jacob was a French admiral.He was born at Tonnay, Charente, was educated at Rochefort, and volunteered from a clerkship in the marine bureau to the navy . He was promoted to ensign in 1793, Commanded the Ça Ira in her brave fight against a superior English force , and was taken prisoner... , Governor |
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| 31 May 1826 to 1830 | Jean Julien Angot des Rotours Jean Julien Angot des Rotours Jean Julien Angot, baron des Rotours was a French colonial governor.-Biography:He was born in the castle of Rotours, and entered the French Navy, 11 June 1791, with which he took part in the expedition of 1793 to Santo Domingo, and assisted in the engagement at Cape Français, 21 June, where,... , Governor |
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| 31 January 1830 to 8 July 1831 | Louis François Vatable, Governor | |
| 1831 to 20 June 1837 | René Arnous des Saulsays, Governor | |
| 1837 to 1841 | Jean-Guillaume Jubelin, Governor | |
| 1841 to 7 June 1845 | Augustin Gourbeyre, Governor | |
| 24 August 1845 to 5 June 1848 | Jean-François Layrle, Governor | |
| 5 June 1848 to 1848 | Alexandre Gatine, acting Governor | |
| 1848 to 1849 | Jean Jacques Louis Fabvre. acting Governor | |
| 1849 to 1849 | Jean Jacques Louis Fabvre | |
| 9 September 1849 to 1851 | Jacques Amédée Philippe Fiéron | |
| 1851 to 1851 | Chaumont Chaumont -France:* Chaumont-Porcien, in the Ardennes département* Chaumont, Cher, in the Cher département* Chaumont-le-Bois, in the Côte-d'Or département* Arrondissement of Chaumont, in the Haute-Marne département... , acting Governor |
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| 15 September 1851 to 1853 | Tranquille Aubry-Bailleul, Governor | |
| 30 September 1853 to 1856 | Philibert Augustin Bonfils, Governor | |
| 1856 to 1857 | Guillet Guillet Guillet is a surname, and may refer to;* Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau* Amedeo Guillet* Louis Guillet* George Guillet* Pernette Du Guillet... , acting Governor |
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| March 1857 to April 1859 | Philippe Victor Touchard, Governor | |
| 1859 to January 1860 | Louis Bontemps, Governor | |
| January 1860 to 1864 | Charles Victor Frébault, Governor | |
| 1864 to 1864 | Desmazes, acting Governor | |
| 1864 to 1870 | Louis Hippolyte de Lormel, Governor | |
| 1870 to 1880 | Gabriel Couturier, Governor | |
| 1880 to 1881 | Mazé Mazé Mazé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.... , acting Governor |
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| 1881 to 1886 | Léonce Laugier Léonce Laugier Léonce Laugier was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.-Titles Held:... , Governor |
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| 1886 to 1886 | Sainte-Luce Sainte-Luce Sainte-Luce may refer to the following places:*Sainte-Luce, Martinique, a commune in the Martinique department, overseas France*Sainte-Luce, Isère, a commune in the Isère department, France*Sainte-Luce, Quebec, a municipality in Quebec, Canada... , acting Governor |
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| 1886 to 1891 | Antoine Frédéric Henry Le Boucher, Governor | |
| 1891 to 1894 | Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.-Titles Held:... , Governor |
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| 1894 to 1895 | Noël Pardon, Governor | |
| 1895 to 1901 | Delphino Moracchini, Governor | |
| 1901 to 1903 | Martial Merlin, Governor | |
| 1903 to 1905 | Paul Marie Armand de La Loyère, Governor | |
| 1905 to 1907 | Léon Jules Pol Boulloche, Governor | |
| 1907 to 1909 | Victor Marie Louis Ballot, Governor | |
| 1909 to 1910 | Henri Cor, Governor | |
| 1911 to 1913 | Jean Jules Émile Peuvergne, Governor | |
| 1913 to 1917 | Émile Merwart, Governor | |
| 1917 to 1920 | Maurice Gourbeil, Governor | |
| 1920 to 1924 | Pierre Louis Alfred Duprat Pierre Louis Alfred Duprat Pierre Louis Alfred Duprat was a Governor in French Colonial Empire.-Titles held:-See also:*Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe... , Governor |
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| 1924 to 1924 | Jocelyn Robert, Governor | |
| 1924 to 1926 | Maurice Beurnier, Governor | |
| 1926 to 1929 | Louis Gerbinis, Governor | |
| 1929 to 1931 | Théophile Antoine Pascal Tellier, Governor | |
| 1931 to 1934 | Alphonse Choteau, Governor | |
| 1934 to 1936 | Louis Bouge, Governor | |
| 1936 to 1938 | Félix Éboué Félix Éboué Félix Adolphe Éboué was a Black French colonial administrator and Free French leader. He was the first black French man appointed to high post in the French colonies, when appointed as Governor of Guadeloupe in 1936... , Governor |
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| 29 November 1938 to 21 February 1940 | François Pierre-Alype, Governor | |
| 30 April 1940 to 15 July 1943 | Constant Sorin, Governor | |
| 1944 to 1946 | Maurice Pierre Eugène Bertaut, Governor | |
| 19 March 1946 | French overseas département | |
| 30 April 1946 to 12 October 1947 | Ernest de Nattes, Governor | |
| 26 December 1947 to 24 November 1950 | Gilbert Eugène Félicien Marie Philipson, Prefect | |
| 16 January 1951 to 18 May 1954 | Gaston Villéger, Prefect | |
| 18 May 1954 to 18 December 1955 | Jacques Ravail, Prefect | |
| 22 December 1955 to 22 May 1956 | Guy Malines, acting Prefect | |
| 22 May 1956 to 6 March 1958 | Guy Malines, Prefect | |
| 6 March 1958 to 1 October 1960 | Jean-Pierre Abeille, Prefect | |
| 1 October 1960 to 1 August 1965 | Albert Bonhomme, Prefect | |
| 1 August 1965 to 12 July 1967 | Pierre Bolotte, Prefect | |
| 16 August 1967 to 16 December 1969 | Jean Deleplanque, Prefect | |
| 16 December 1969 to 1 July 1973 | Pierre Mathieu Brunon, Prefect | |
| 12 July 1973 to 15 November 1975 | Jacques Le Cornec, Prefect | |
| 15 November 1975 to 15 October 1978 | Jean-Claude Aurousseau, Prefect | |
| 15 October 1978 to 28 February 1982 | Guy Maillard, Prefect | |
| 28 February 1982 to 10 May 1982 | Robert Miguet, Prefect | |
| 10 May 1982 to 13 February 1984 | Robert Miguet, Commissioner of the Republic | |
| February 1984 to April 1986 | Maurice Saborin, Commissioner of the Republic | |
| 9 April 1986 to 4 November 1987 | Yves Bonnet, Commissioner of the Republic | |
| 4 November 1987 to 24 February 1988 | Bernard Sarazin, Commissioner of the Republic | |
| 24 February 1988 to November 1989 | Bernard Sarazin, Prefect | |
| November 1989 to 18 July 1991 | Jean-Paul Proust Jean-Paul Proust Jean-Paul Proust was the Minister of State of Monaco. He held that position from 1 June 2005 until 29 March 2010, having been appointed three months earlier by the prince and the French government... , Prefect |
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| 31 July 1991 to 6 October 1993 | Franck Perriez, Prefect | |
| 6 October 1993 to 21 November 1994 | Alain Frouté, Prefect | |
| 21 November 1994 to 16 October 1996 | Michel Diefenbacher Michel Diefenbacher Michel Diefenbacher is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Lot-et-Garonne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:... , Prefect |
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| 12 November 1996 to 16 August 1999 | Jean Fedini, Prefect | |
| 16 August 1999 to 6 August 2002 | Jean-François Carenco, Prefect | |
| 6 August 2002 to 7 July 2004 | Dominique Vian Dominique Vian Dominique Vian is a French overseas departments administrator. He was prefect of French Guiana from February 1997 to August 1999, prefect of Guadeloupe from August 2002 to July 2004, and prefect of Réunion since August 2004.-References:... , Prefect |
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| 7 July 2004 to 29 October 2009 | Paul Girot de Langlade, Prefect | |
| 29 October 2009 to present | Jean-Luc Michel Fabre, Prefect |
See also
- GuadeloupeGuadeloupeGuadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
- Politics of GuadeloupePolitics of GuadeloupeGuadeloupe sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and three senators to the French Senate. One of the four National Assembly constituencies still includes Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy even though they seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007...