Jacques Billant

Jacques Billant (born 20 January 1960 in Auch, France) is a French senior civil servant and current Prefect of Réunion.

Jacques Billant
Prefect of Réunion[1]
Assumed office
7 June 2019[1]
Preceded byAmaury de Saint-Quentin
Prefect of Puy-de-Dôme[2]
In office
4 September 2017[2] – 10 December 2018
Preceded byDanièle Polvé-Montmasson
Succeeded byAnne-Gaëlle Baudouin-Clerc
Prefect of Guadeloupe[3]
In office
12 November 2014[1] – 4 September 2017
Preceded byMarcelle Pierrot
Succeeded byÉric Maire
Personal details
Born (1960-01-20) 20 January 1960
Auch, Gers, France[4]
Nationality French

Jacques Billant graduated from the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr[5] in 1983[6] In 2015, the Council of Ministers, appointed Billant as the Prefect of Guadeloupe and representative of the State in the communities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.[2] He remained in post until his appointment as head of the Prefecture of Puy-de-Dôme on 4 September 2017.[2] In December 2018, Billant joined the Ministry of Agriculture as Director of the Cabinet to Minister Didier Guillaume.[7]

As of 7 June 2019, Billant is the Prefect of Réunion.[1] Prefects not only represent the State, but also handle the non-military aspects of crises.[8] Jacques Billant is therefore in charge of the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion.

References
  1. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 29 mai 2019 portant nomination du préfet de la région Réunion, préfet de La Réunion (hors classe) - M. BILLANT (Jacques)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 9 août 2017 portant nomination du préfet du Puy-de-Dôme - M. BILLANT (Jacques)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. Government of the French Republic. "Décret du 12 novembre 2014 portant nomination du préfet de la région Guadeloupe, préfet de la Guadeloupe, en outre représentant de l'Etat dans les collectivités de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin - M. BILLANT (Jacques)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. "Préfecture / Sous-Préfectures". Réunion Directory (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. "Jacques Billant nommé préfet de La Réunion à compter du 17 juin". Zinfos 974 (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. "Extrait de la fiche de M. Jacques BILLANT". Les Biographies (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. "Le préfet du Puy-de-Dôme a quitté ses fonctions pour le ministère de l'Agriculture". La Montage (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. Government of the French Republic, Article 11. "Décret n°2004-374 du 29 avril 2004 relatif aux pouvoirs des préfets, à l'organisation et à l'action des services de l'Etat dans les régions et départements". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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