(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Note: currently, the

prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect's ...

is not the true departmental head, which is the

President of the General Council In France, the President of the Departmental Council (French: ''Président du Conseil départemental'') is the locally elected head of the departmental council, the assembly governing a department in France. The position is elected by the depart ...

. The prefect is merely the representative of the national government.

Ancien regime

Governors under the

Ancien Régime ''Ancien'' may refer to * the French word for "ancient, old" ** Société des anciens textes français * the French for "former, senior" ** Virelai ancien ** Ancien Régime ** Ancien Régime in France {{disambig ...

were:

Revolution and First Empire

Restoration, Second Republic, Second Empire

Third, Fourth, Fifth republics

Notes

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colonial And Departmental Heads Of Guadeloupe

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* Colonial and Departmental Heads