Saint-Pierre & Miquelon

 

 

 

1520      Discovered by Portuguese navigator José Álvarez

1535      Claimed for France

1670      Annexed by France

1713-1763 British rule

1763      French colony

1778-1783 British occupation

1793-1802 British occupation

1803-1816 British occupation

1816      French volony

1940-1941 Administration loyal to Vichy France

1946-1976 French overseas terriory

1976-1985 French overseas départment

1985-2003 French collectivité territoriale

2003-     French overseas collectivité territoriale

 

Capital: Saint-Pierre.

Language: French, Basque, Breton.

Religion: Roman Catholic.

Local Anthem: Le Marseilaise.

Local Motto: A Mare Labor.

Currency: Euro.

 

Governors

01 Jan 1948 - 30 Jun 1949 Jean René Moisset

01 Jul 1949 - 06 Nov 1950 Guy Clech

06 Nov 1950 - 25 Apr 1952 Eugène Alain Charles Louis Alaniou

25 Apr 1952 - 05 Jan 1955 Irenée François Antoine Davier

05 Jan 1955 - 25 Apr 1958 Pierre René Jean Sicaud

25 Apr 1958 - 03 Dec 1960 René Louis Pont

03 Dec 1960 - 12 Dec 1962 Pierre Jean Charles Maillard

12 Dec 1962 - 16 Oct 1965 Jacques Emmanuel Herry

16 Oct 1965 - 05 Jun 1967 Georges Marie Joseph Poulet

05 Jun 1967 - 07 Apr 1971 Jean-Jacques Buggia

07 Apr 1971 - 01 Jul 1974 Henri Beaux

01 Jul 1974 - 12 Jun 1975 Jean Cluchard

12 Jun 1975 - 21 May 1977 Jean Massendèn

Prefects

21 May 1977 - 26 Sep 1979 Pierre Eydoux

26 Sep 1979 - 11 Jul 1981 Clément Bouhin

11 Jul 1981 - 23 Mar 1982 Claude Guyon

23 Mar 1982 - 10 May 1983 Philippe Parant

10 May 1983 - 26 Mar 1985 Gérard Lefèvre

26 Mar 1985 - 14 Jul 1987 Bernard Leurquin

14 Jul 1987 - 20 Dec 1988 Jean-René Garnier

20 Dec 1988 - 10 Jun 1991 Jean-Pierre Marquié

10 Jun 1991 - 29 Jun 1992 Kamel Khrissate

29 Jun 1992 - 11 Jan 1994 Yves Henry

11 Jan 1994 - 28 Jan 1996 René Maurice

28 Jan 1996 - 23 Nov 1997 Jean-François Carenco

23 Nov 1997 - 25 Oct 1999 Rémi Thuau

25 Oct 1999 - 01 Feb 2001 François Spitzer

01 Feb 2001 - 03 Nov 2002 Jean-François Tallec

03 Nov 2002 - 10 Jan 2005 Claude Valleix

10 Jan 2005 - 28 Aug 2006 Albert Dupuy

28 Aug 2006 -    Sep 2008 Yves Fauqueur

   Sep 2008 - 30 Nov 2009 Jean-Pierre Berçot

01 Dec 2009 - 16 Nov 2011 Jean-Régis Borius

16 Nov 2011 -             Patrice Latron

 

Presidents of the Conseil général

   Jan 1947 -    Feb 1952 Henri Dagort

   Feb 1952 -    Nov 1956 Albert Briand

                          (1st Time)

   Nov 1956 -    Nov 1964 Henri Claireaux

   Nov 1964 -    Oct 1966 Albert Briand

                          (2nd Time)

   Oct 1966 -    Jun 1968 Paul Lebailly

   Jun 1968 - 04 Oct 1984 Albert Pen ....................... 1931-2003

04 Oct 1984 - 01 Apr 1994 Marc Plantegenest

                          (1st Time)

01 Apr 1994 - 06 Jul 1996 Gérard Grignon

06 Jul 1996 - 31 Mar 2000 Bernard Le Saoavac

01 Apr 2000 - 27 Dec 2005 Marc Plantegenest

                          (2nd Time)

27 Dec 2005 - 27 Jan 2006 Paul Jaccahury

                          (interim)

27 Jan      - 31 Mar 2006 Charles Dodeman

01 Apr 2006 -             Stéphane Artano