Marc Del Grande Explained

Marc Del Grande
Office:Prefect of French Guiana[1]
Term Start:5 August 2019
Term End:25 November 2020
Predecessor:Martin Jaeger
Successor:Thierry Queffelec
Birth Date:1965 3, df=y
Birth Place:Laxou, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Nationality: French

Marc Del Grande (born 15 March 1965 in Laxou, France) is a French senior civil servant and was the Prefect of French Guiana.

Marc Del Grande graduated at the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr.[2] Between 1991 and 1992, Del Grande was a military observer of the United Nations in Cambodia in the Khmer-held Angkor region.[3] Between 1999 and 2001, Del Grande was the commander of the Gendarmerie of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana.[4] Between 21 July 2015 and June 2019,[4] Del Grande was appointed as the Secretary General and Sub Prefect of Pas-de-Calais.[2] Since 5 August 2019,[5] Del Grande is the Prefect of French Guiana. On 25 November 2020, Grande was replaced by Thierry Queffelec as Prefect.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Décret du 10 juillet 2019 portant nomination du préfet de la région Guyane, préfet de la Guyane - M. DEL GRANDE (Marc) . Government of the French Republic. legifrance.gouv.fr. 10 April 2020.
  2. News: Un nouveau secrétaire général et sous-préfet d’Arras. fr. 10 April 2020. La Gazette - Nord-Pas de Calais.
  3. Web site: Extrait de la fiche de M. Marc DEL GRANDE. Les Biographies. 10 April 2020.
  4. News: Marc Del Grande, ex-commandant de compagnie de Gendarmerie en Guyane, revient comme préfet!. L'Essor. 10 April 2020.
  5. News: Marc Del Grande, the new prefect of Guyane has started his functions (in French). 9 April 2020. Guyane la 1ère.
  6. Web site: Thierry QUEFFELEC - Nouveau préfet de la région Guyane. Government of French Guiana. 17 April 2021. fr.