List of superior administrators of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

This article lists, in chronological order, the French senior officials who have held the post of superior administrator (administrateur supérieur) of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, also known as the prefect (préfet) since 2004.

History The post of superior administrator was created in 1955, via the law giving the French Southern and Antarctic Lands the status of an overseas territory. After 40 years of administering the territory from Paris, the superior administrator role was moved to Saint-Pierre, Réunion, in 1997.

Nicknames Because there is no permanent population in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, the administrator is often nicknamed préfet des manchots (prefect of the penguins) or préfet des albatros (prefect of the albatrosses). In the jargon used among those working on or with the territory, the administrator is known as the "adsup," short for administrateur supérieur.

List of administrators Date of appointmentNamePhotographSuperior administratorsSeptember 15, 1955December 23, 1958Pierre Charles RollandJuly 4, 1973September 5, 1979Francis JacquemontMarch 11, 1982Claude PieriMarch 27, 1987Claude CorbierMay 21, 1990Bernard de Gouttes LastouzeillesDecember 4, 1991Christian DorsMarch 14, 1996Pierre LiseMarch 25, 1998Brigitte GirardinMay 25, 2000François GardePrefectsDecember 20, 2004Michel ChamponMarch 8, 2007Éric PillotonSeptember 3, 2008Rollon Mouchel-BlaisotOctober 11, 2010Christian GaudinMarch 1, 2012Pascal BolotSeptember 18, 2014Cécile Pozzo di BorgoOctober 30, 2018September 16, 2020Charles GiustiOctober 5, 2022Florence Jeanblanc-Risler

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