Patrice Latron
Patrice Latron (born 27 July 1961 in Bida, Eraguene, Algeria) is a French senior civil servant, former Prefect, and the Crisis Director for the COVID-19 pandemic in French Guiana.
Patrice Latron | |
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Crisis Director COVID-19 pandemic in French Guiana | |
Assumed office 5 July 2020 | |
Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
In office 17 November 2011 – 2 September 2014 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Régis Borius |
Succeeded by | Jean-Christophe Bouvier |
Prefect of Yonne | |
In office 28 July 2017 – 5 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Christophe Moraud |
Succeeded by | Henri Prevost |
Personal details | |
Born | Partice Paul Marie Latron 27 July 1961 Bida, Eraguene, Algeria |
Nationality |
Biography
Patrice Paul Marie Latron graduated from the University of Nanterre with an associate degree in English. In 1983, he graduated from the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr.[1]
Between July 1994 and May 1995,[2] was appointed as aide-de-camp (personal assistant) to Prime Minister Édouard Balladur, and served Alain Juppé between May 1995 until June 1997.[1][2]
Between 17 November 2011 and 2 September 2014, Latron was the Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.[3] Between 28 July 2017[4] and 5 January 2020,[5] Latron was the Prefect of Yonne.[6] On 11 December 2019, he was appointed government advisor, responsible for the deployment of the Service national universel (civil conscription).[7]
On 5 July 2020, it was announced that Latron had been appointed as the Crisis Director for the COVID-19 pandemic in French Guiana. As Crisis Director, he will work with Prefect Marc Del Grande and the Director General of ARS Guyane in the crisis management team, and will be in permanent contact with crisis center in Paris.[8]
References
- "Le préfet de l'Yonne Jean-Christophe Moraud s'en va, Patrice Latron arrive". Auxerre TV (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Qui est Patrice Latron, le nouveau préfet dans l'Yonne ?". La 3ième, Bourgogne Franche-Comté (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Des nouvelles nominations de préfets dans les Outre-mer". La 1ère (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Décret du 28 juillet 2017 portant nomination du préfet de l'Yonne - M. LATRON (Patrice)". Government of the French Republic (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Décret du 11 décembre 2019 portant nomination du préfet de l'Yonne - M. PREVOST (Henri)". Government of the French Republic (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Préfecture de l'Yonne : bonjour et bienvenue M. le préfet". Auxerre TV (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Décret du 11 décembre 2019 portant nomination d'un conseiller du Gouvernement - M. LATRON (Patrice)". Government of the French Republic (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Covid-19 : le préfet Patrice Latron nommé directeur de crise en Guyane". France Guyane.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2020.