Thierry Queffelec | |
Office1: | Prefect of French Guiana |
Term Start1: | 25 November 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Marc Del Grande |
Office2: | Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna |
Term Start2: | 7 January 2019 |
Term End2: | 25 November 2020 |
Predecessor2: | Jean-Francis Treffel |
Successor2: | Hervé Jonathan[1] |
Birth Date: | 1962 8, df=y[2] |
Birth Place: | Thionville, Moselle, France |
Nationality: | French |
Thierry Queffelec (born 27 August 1962) is a French senior civil servant, former Administrator of Wallis and Futuna, and current Prefect of French Guiana.
Thierry Queffelec was born on 27 August 1962 in Thionville, France.[3] He graduated from the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr.[2]
In 1989, Queffelec was stationed with the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon, He also served in Rwanda in 1994, and in Beirut in 1997.[2]
In 1998, Queffelec started to work for the Ministry of the Interior as Chief of Staff of the Vendée Prefecture. In 2005, he was appointed Secretary General of the Paris Prefecture.[4]
On 7 January 2019, Queffelec was appointed Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna.[5] and served in that capacity until 25 November 2020, when he was appointed Prefect of French Guiana.[6]