Lionel Beffre

Lionel Beffre (born 20 January 1964) is a French senior civil servant. He was the High Commissioner in French Polynesia from 2013 to 2016, when he was appointed to his current role. He was preceded as High Commissioner by Jean-Pierre Laflaquière and succeeded by René Bidal.[6] He is the former prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[7]

Lionel Beffre
Speech in February 2012
Prefect of Isère
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016[1]
Preceded by	Jean-Paul Bonnetain
High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
In office 22 August 2013[2] – 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Laflaquière
Succeeded by	René Bidal
Prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
In office 11 January 2012[3] – 22 August 2013
Preceded by	François-Xavier Ceccaldi
Succeeded by	Pierre-André Durand
Prefect of Eure-et-Loir
In office 21 January 2010[4] – 11 January 2012
Preceded by	Jean-Jacques Brot
Succeeded by	Didier Martin
Prefect of Lot-et-Garonne
In office 5 Juillet 2007[5] – 21 January 2010
Preceded by	Rémi Thuau
Succeeded by	Bernard Schmeltz
Personal details
Born	20 January 1964 Decazeville, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris

Honours and decorations

National honours

Ribbon bar	Honour[8]
	Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
	Officer of the National Order of Merit

Ministerial honours

Ribbon bar	Honour[8]
	Knight of the Order of Academic Palms
	Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit

Civilian medals

Ribbon bar	Honour
	Silver Honour medal of the Prison Service

References

1. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 6 mai 2016 portant nomination du préfet de l'Isère (hors classe) - M. BEFFRE (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 22 août 2013 portant nomination du haut-commissaire de la République en Polynésie française - M. BEFFRE (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
3. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 11 janvier 2012 portant nomination du préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques - M. Beffre (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
4. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 21 janvier 2010 portant nomination du préfet d'Eure-et-Loir - M. BEFFRE (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
5. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 5 juillet 2007 portant nomination du préfet de Lot-et-Garonne - M. Beffre (Lionel)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
6. Armand, Élodie (May 4, 2016). "Le préfet de l'Eure, René Bidal, nommé en Polynésie française" (in French). Normandie Actu. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
7. "Lionel Beffre est le nouveau Haut-Commissaire de Polynésie française". Tahiti Infos (in French). August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
8. Prefecture of Isère. "Curriculum Vitae Lionel Beffre Préfet Isère" (PDF). isere.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2019.