Sylvie Feucher ( née Daniélo; born 26 February 1959 in

Brest, France Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French m ...

) is a French civil servant and was the

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of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy from 2018 until 2020. In 2004 Feucher was Chief Commissioner of the

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. Between 2008 and 2012, Feucher was the Secretary General of

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of National Police (SCPN). In 2013 Feucher became the Prefect for Equal Opportunities in

Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.

. On 18 June 2018, Feucher was appointed Prefect of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. The islands used to be part of Guadeloupe, however on 7 February 2007 they became an

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with a Prefect for both islands to represent the State, but also to handle the non-military aspect of crises. Sylvie Feucher is therefore in charge of the management of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in French Saint Martin and

Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy (french: Saint-Barthélemy, ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is often abbreviated to St. Barth in French, and St. Barts in English ...

. Feucher served until 25 December 2020.

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Living people 1959 births Saint Barthélemy politicians Saint Martinois politicians French civil servants French trade unionists French women trade unionists {{SaintMartin-stub People from Brest, France 21st-century French women politicians