Michel Mathieu (French politician)

Michel Mathieu
High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia
In office
18 July 2005  29 October 2007
Preceded byDaniel Constantin
Succeeded byYves Dassonville
High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
In office
26 October 2001  18 July 2005
Preceded byJean Aribaud
Succeeded byAnne Boquet
Prefect of Val-d'Oise
In office
24 June 1999  26 October 2005
Preceded byJean-Pierre Lacroix
Succeeded byJean-Michel Bérard
Prefect of Oise
In office
6 August 1992  31 October 1996
Preceded byPhilippe Massoni
Succeeded byAlain Géhin
Prefect of Eure
In office
26 July 1989  6 August 1992
Preceded byBernard Augustin
Succeeded byJean François Seiller
Personal details
Born(1944-07-25)July 25, 1944
Montpellier, Hérault, France
Died1 October 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 66)
France
Nationality French
Alma mater

Michel Pierre Marie Mathieu (born 25 July 1944 in Montpellier, France, died 1 October 2010 in France) was a French senior civil servant. He was High Commissioner of New Caledonia from 2005 to 2007 when he notoriously resigned after a disagreement with then Overseas Secretary Christian Estrosi. He served previously as High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (Le Haut-Commissaire de la République en Polynésie française) from 2001 to 2005, when he was succeeded by Anne Boquet. He died in 2010.