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Nouvelle-Calédonie

 

 

 

04 Sep 1774               Visited by British captain Janes Cooke

                           and named New Caledonia (New Scotland)

18 Apr 1793               Visited by French captain Pierre d'Entrescasteaux

24 Sep 1853               French colony, subordinated to French Polynesia to 1860

01 Jul 1860               Separate colony

27 Oct 1946               French overseas territory

23 Nov 1984               Autonomy

26 Jun 1988               Autonomy increased

20 Jul 1998               French collectivé sui generis

       2018               Date set for independence referendum

 

Governors

29 Jan 1947 - 10 May 1948 Georges Hubert Parisot ............... 1887-1969

10 May 1948 - 05 Jul 1951 Pierre Charles Cournarie ............. 1895-1968

05 Jul 1951 - 21 Oct 1951 Paul Bordarier

21 Oct 1951 - 24 Jul 1954 Raoul Eugène Angamarre ............... 1898-19..

30 Sep 1954 - 03 Feb 1956 René Hoffherr ........................ 1893-1982

02 Mar 1956 - 01 Dec 1958 Aimé Grimald ......................... 1903-2000

01 Dec 1958 - 09 Jan 1963 Laurent Elisée Péchoux ............... 1904-2000

09 Jan 1963 - 14 Feb 1965 Marc Casimir Biros ................... 1905-1995

14 Feb 1965 - 16 Oct 1969 Jean Risterucci ...................... 1911-1982

20 Oct 1969 - 01 Dec 1973 Louis Verger ......................... 1921-

09 Jan 1974 - 16 Dec 1978 Jean Gabriel Ériau ................... 1914-2008

16 Dec 1978 - 11 Dec 1981 Claude Charbonniaud

High commissioners

19 Dec 1981 - 22 Oct 1982 Christian Léon Colombo Nucci

22 Oct 1982 - 05 Dec 1984 Jacques Roynette

01 Jan      - 22 May 1985 Edgard Pisani

31 May 1985 - 31 Jul 1986 Fernand Wibaux

01 Aug      - 12 Aug 1986 Bernard Lemaire

                          (acting)

12 Aug 1986 - 28 Nov 1987 Jean Montpezat

01 Dec 1987 - 15 Jul 1988 Clément Bouhin ....................... 1926-2010

15 Jul 1988 - 11 Jan 1991 Bernard Grasset

15 Jan 1991 - 29 Jul 1994 Alain Christnacht

29 Jul      - 12 Aug 1994 Thierry Lataste (1st Time)

                          (acting)

12 Aug 1994 - 16 Aug 1995 Didier Cultiaux

16 Aug      - 18 Aug 1995 Laurent Cayrel

                          (acting)

18 Aug 1995 - 15 Jul 1999 Dominique Bur

15 Jul      - 19 Jul 1999 Bernard Bouloc

                          (acting)

19 Jul 1999 - 29 Jul 2002 Thierry Lataste (2nd Time)

29 Jul      - 31 Jul 2002 Alain Triolle

                          (acting)

31 Jul 2002 - 06 Sep 2005 Daniel Constantin 

06 Sep      - 09 Sep 2005 Louis Le Franc

                          (acting)

09 Sep 2005 - 15 Oct 2007 Michel Mathieu ....................... 1944-2010

15 Oct      - 25 Oct 2007 Jean-Bernard Bobin

                          (1st Time, acting)

25 Oct 2007 - 21 Oct 2010 Yves Dassonville

21 Oct      - 02 Nov 2010 Thierry Suquet

                          (2nd Time, acting)

02 Nov 2010 - 02 Feb 2013 Albert Dupuy

02 Feb      - 27 Feb 2013 Thierry Suquet

                          (2nd Time, acting)

27 Feb 2013 - 23 Jul 2014 Jean-Jacques Brot

23 Jul      - 18 Aug 2014 Pascal Gauci

                          (acting)

18 Aug 2014 -             Vincent Bouvier

 

 

Vice-Presidents of the Government Council

22 Oct 1957 - 18 Jun 1959 Maurice Lenormand (1st Time) ......... 1913-2006

18 Jun 1959 - 29 Apr 1962 Michel Kauma ......................... 1913-1998

29 Apr 1962 - 21 Dec 1963 Roch Pidjot .......................... 1907-1990

21 Dec 1963 - 05 Oct 1977 Post abolished

05 Oct 1977 - 13 Oct 1978 André Caillard

21 Nov 1978 - 24 May 1979 Maurice Lenormand (2nd Time)

                          (Suspended from 20 Mar 1979)

06 Jul 1979 - 16 Jun 1982 Richard Ukeiwé

18 Jun 1982 - 18 Nov 1984 Jean-Marie Tjibaou  

Presidents of the Government

23 Nov 1984 - 09 Nov 1988 Richard Ukeiwé 

09 Nov 1988 - 08 May 1999 Post Abolished 

28 May 1999 - 05 Apr 2001 Jean Lèques

05 Apr 2001 - 10 Jun 2004 Pierre Frogier

10 Jun 2004 - 07 Aug 2007 Marie-Noëlle Thémereau

07 Aug 2007 - 05 Jun 2009 Harold Martin (1st Time)

05 Jun 2009 - 03 Mar 2011 Philippe Gomès

03 Mar 2011 - 23 Jan 2013 Harold Martin (2nd Time)

23 Jan 2013 - 05 Jun 2014 Jean-Jacques Brot

05 Jun 2014 -             Cynthia Ligeard

 

 

Presidents of the Conseil général

26 Nov 1945 - 15 Nov 1947 Pierre Bergès (1st Time)

15 Nov 1947 - 1952        Henri Bonneaud

       1952 - 27 Oct 1955 Pierre Bergès (2nd Time)

27 Oct 1955 - 15 Oct 1956 Fernand Legras ....................... 1888-1963

15 Oct 1956 - 21 Oct 1957 Louis Eschembrenner

Presidents of the Assemblée territoriale

21 Oct 1957 - 08 Nov 1960 Armand Ohlen (1st Time) .............. 1913-1993

08 Nov 1960 - 05 Sep 1961 René Hénin

05 Sep 1961 - 06 Oct 1966 Antoine Griscelli .................... 1901-1966

06 Oct 1966 - 29 Sep 1970 Armand Ohlen (2nd Time)

29 Sep 1970 - 26 Sep 1972 Jean Lèques (1st Time)

26 Sep 1972 - 30 Oct 1973 Michel Kauma

30 Oct 1973 - 30 Sep 1975 Yann Céléné Uregei ................... 1932-2000

30 Sep 1975 - 05 Oct 1976 Dick Ukeiwé (1st Time)

05 Oct 1976 - 27 Sep 1977 Roch Pidjot

27 Sep 1977 - 23 Nov 1978 Dick Ukeiwé (2nd Time)

23 Nov 1978 - 23 Apr 1980 Jean-Pierre Aïfa (1st Time)

23 Apr 1980 - 26 May 1981 Jean Lèques (2nd Time)

26 May 1981 - 21 Apr 1982 Jean-Pierre Aïfa (2nd Time)

21 Apr 1982 - 26 Apr 1983 Jean Lèques (3rd time

26 Apr 1983 - 07 Oct 1985 Jean-Pierre Aïfa (3rd Time)

Presidents of the Congress

07 Oct 1985 - 26 Jun 1989 Dick Ukeiwé

02 May 1988 - 26 Jun 1989 Albert Etuvé ......................... 1925-2007

26 Jun 1989 - 31 Jul 1995 Simon Loueckhote (1st Time)

31 Jul 1995 - 16 Jul 1997 Pierre Frogier (1st Time)

16 Jul 1997 - 03 Jun 1998 Harold Martin (1st Time)

03 Jun 1998 - 21 May 2004 Simon Loueckhote (2nd Time)

21 May 2004 - 31 Jul 2007 Harold Martin (2nd Time)

31 Jul 2007 - 22 May 2009 Pierre Frogier (2nd Time)

22 May 2009 - 01 Apr 2011 Harold Martin (3rd Time)

10 Apr 2011 - 29 Aug 2012 Rock Wamytan (1st Time)

29 Aug 2012 - 08 Aug 2013 Gérard Poadja

08 Aug 2013 - 23 May 2014 Rock Wamytan (2nd Time)

23 May 2014 -             Gael Yanno