Philippe Paolantoni
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Philippe Paolantoni is a French
civil servant and administrator. Paolantoni was appointed the French Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
on Monday, July 28, 2008, succeeding his predecessor Richard Didier
. He officially took office in Wallis and Futuna on September 8, 2008.
Paolantoni served as the Vice-Prefect
of the city of Brest, France
, in the region of Brittany, for the three years prior to being named the Administrator Superior
of Wallis and Futuna
.
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...
civil servant and administrator. Paolantoni was appointed the French Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...
on Monday, July 28, 2008, succeeding his predecessor 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....
. He officially took office in Wallis and Futuna on September 8, 2008.
Paolantoni served as the Vice-Prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of the city of Brest, France
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
, in the region of Brittany, for the three years prior to being named the Administrator Superior
Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
The Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna is the representative of the President of the French Republic in Wallis and Futuna. The current Administrator is Michel Jeanjean...
of Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...
.