Yves Dassonville | |
Order: | High Commissioner of New Caledonia |
Term Start: | 25 October 2007 |
Term End: | 7 October 2010 |
Predecessor: | Jean-Bernard Bobin (acting) |
Successor: | Albert Dupuy |
Birth Date: | 1948 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Yves Dassonville (9 April 1948 – 15 June 2021) was a French civil servant and statistician. He served as the High Commissioner of New Caledonia from 25 October 2007, succeeding Michel Mathieu, who resigned following a disagreement with then Minister of Overseas France Christian Estrosi over general strikes and social problems in the territory, until 2010.[1]
Dassonville was awarded the French National Order of Merit.
Dassonville died on 15 June 2021 at the age of 73.[2]