Yves Dassonville [SEP] place of birth
Yves Dassonville
Yves Dassonville (born April 9, 1948 in Paris, France) is a French civil servant and statistician. He served as the High Commissioner of New Caledonia from October 25, 2007, succeeding Michel Mathieu, who resigned following a disagreement with then Minister of Overseas France Christian Estrosi over general strikes and social problems in the territory, until 2010.
Dassonville was awarded the French National Order of Merit.
Micronesia (2007–2015)
- President – Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru (2007–2011)
- ("sui generis" collectivity of France)
- High Commissioner – Yves Dassonville, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2007–2010)
- Head of Government – Harold Martin, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2007–2009)
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006–2011