Richard Didier (born 23 February 1961 in
Chatou,
France) is a French senior civil servant. He served as the
Administrator Superior of
Wallis and Futuna for two years, from 2006 to 2008.
Didier was marked with tensions and
succession
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Governance and politics
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struggles between several of Wallis and Futuna's royal families and clans following the death of
Tomasi Kulimoetoke II Tomasi is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
*Carlos Tomasi (born 1930), Argentine bobsledder
* Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896 – 1957), Sicilian writer
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in 2007.
Didier left Wallis and Futuna for
metropolitan France in 2008. Didier was appointed the
Prefect of the
Haute-Loire (Upper Loire) department by the French Cabinet at a meeting on 28 July 2008.
[ He was succeeded as Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna by Philippe Paolantoni.][
He is currently Prefect without assignment.]
Honours and decorations
National honours
Ministerial honours
Civilian medals
References
External links
World Statesman: Wallis and Futuna
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1961 births
Administrator Superiors of Wallis and Futuna
French civil servants
Living people
High Commissioners of the Republic in French Polynesia