List of colonial and departmental heads of New Caledonia
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| High Commisoner of New Caledonia | |
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Seal of Government of New Caledonia | |
Incumbent Patrice Faure since 6 June 2021 | |
| Inaugural holder | Auguste Fervier Despointies |
| Formation | 1853 |
List of Colonial and Departmental Heads of New Caledonia[]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| French Suzerainty | ||
| French colony | ||
| 24 September 1853 to 1 January 1854 | Auguste Febvrier Despointes, Commandant | |
| 1 January 1854 to 31 October 1854 | Louis-Marie-François Tardy de Montravel, Commandant | |
| 18 January 1855 to 28 October 1856 | , Commandant | |
| 18 January 1855 to 21 December 1856 | , acting Commandant | Acting for Bouzet to 28 October 1856 |
| 25 May 1856 to 5 May 1857 | Le Bris, acting Commandant | acting for Testard to 21 December 1856 |
| 21 December 1858 to 20 March 1859 | Roussel, Commandant | |
| 20 March 1859 to 1 July 1860 | , Commandant | |
| 22 May 1859 to 2 April 1860 | , acting Commandant | acting for Durand |
| 2 June 1862 to 13 March 1870 | , Governor | |
| 13 March 1870 to 26 August 1870 | , Governor | |
| 26 August 1870 to 25 September 1874 | , Governor | |
| 25 September 1874 to 27 February 1875 | , Governor | |
| 27 February 1875 to 11 April 1878 | , Governor | |
| 11 April 1878 to 8 August 1880 | , Governor | |
| 8 August 1880 to 29 September 1882 | Amédée Courbet, Governor | |
| 29 September 1882 to 22 July 1884 | , Governor | |
| 22 July 1884 to 13 May 1886 | , Governor | |
| 13 May 1886 to 5 June 1886 | Orius, Governor | |
| 5 June 1886 to 30 July 1888 | Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet, Governor | |
| 30 July 1888 to 20 December 1888 | Delphino Moracchini, Governor | |
| 20 December 1888 to 12 January 1889 | Pons, Governor | |
| 12 January 1889 to 14 April 1891 | Noël Pardon, Governor | |
| 14 April 1891 to 16 December 1892 | , Governor | |
| 16 December 1892 to 21 February 1894 | , Governor | |
| 21 February 1894 to 10 June 1894 | Gauharou, interim Governor | |
| 10 June 1894 to 18 October 1902 | , Governor | |
| 5 June 1896 to 2 June 1897 | , acting Governor | Acting for Feillet |
| 10 February 1900 to 12 December 1900 | Colardeau, acting Governor | Acting for Feillet |
| 13 December 1900 to 2 May 1901 | , acting Governor | 1st time, acting for Feillet |
| 22 October 1902 to 14 November 1902 | , Governor | 2nd time |
| 14 November 1902 to 17 May 1905 | , acting Governor | |
| 17 May 1905 to 17 September 1905 | Charles Amédée Rognon, Governor | |
| 17 September 1905 to 18 March 1908 | , Governor | |
| 18 March 1908 to 24 May 1908 | , Governor | |
| 24 May 1908 to 6 June 1913 | Richard, Governor | |
| 16 September 1909 to 6 July 1910 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, acting Governor | Acting for Richard |
| 6 June 1913 to 27 July 1914 | , Governor | |
| 27 July 1914 to 15 August 1923 | , Governor | |
| 23 May 1919 to 6 January 1921 | , acting Governor | Acting for Repiquet |
| 12 September 1923 to 14 March 1925 | , Governor | 1st time |
| 16 March 1925 to 2 July 1932 | , Governor | |
| 29 May 1929 to 22 May 1930 | , acting Governor | 2nd time, acting for Guyon |
| 23 May 1930 to 20 December 1930 | , acting Governor | Acting for Guyon |
| 20 July 1932 to 6 April 1933 | Léonce Alphonse Noël Henri Jore, Governor | 1st time |
| 3 May 1933 to 3 December 1936 | , Governor | |
| 6 December 1936 to July 1938 | Jean Marchessou, Governor | |
| July 1938 to 7 August 1939 | Léonce Alphonse Noël Henri Jore, Governor | 2nd time |
| 7 August 1939 to 20 September 1939 | , Governor | |
| 20 October 1939 to 4 September 1940 | , Governor | |
| 4 September 1940 to 19 September 1940 | Maurice Denis, Governor | |
| 19 September 1940 to 6 May 1942 | Henri Sautot, Governor | |
| 29 July 1942 to 23 June 1943 | , Governor | |
| 15 September 1943 to 13 February 1944 | , Governor | |
| 14 February 1944 to 27 October 1946 | , Governor | |
| French overseas territory | ||
| 27 October 1946 to 28 January 1947 | , Governor | |
| 29 January 1947 to 10 May 1948 | , Governor | |
| 10 May 1948 to 5 July 1951 | , Governor | |
| 5 July 1951 to 21 October 1951 | Bordarier, Governor | |
| 21 October 1951 to 24 July 1954 | , Governor | |
| 30 September 1954 to 3 February 1956 | , Governor | |
| 2 March 1956 to 1 December 1958 | , Governor | |
| 1 December 1958 to 9 January 1963 | , Governor | |
| 18 March 1961 to 20 July 1961 | Georges Poulet, acting Governor | Acting for Pechoux |
| 9 January 1963 to 14 February 1965 | , Governor | |
| 14 February 1965 to 16 October 1969 | , Governor | |
| 20 October 1969 to 1 December 1973 | , Governor | |
| 9 January 1974 to 16 December 1978 | , Governor | |
| 16 December 1978 to 11 December 1981 | , Governor | |
| 19 December 1981 to 22 October 1982 | , High Commissioner | |
| October 1982 to 23 November 1984 | , High Commissioner | |
| Autonomy granted | ||
| 23 November 1984 to 5 December 1984 | , High Commissioner | |
| January 1985 to 22 May 1985 | Edgard Pisani, High Commissioner | |
| 31 May 1985 to 1 August 1986 | , High Commissioner | |
| 1 August 1986 to 12 August 1986 | Bernard Lemaire, acting High Commissioner | |
| 12 August 1986 to 28 November 1987 | , High Commissioner | |
| 1 December 1987 to 26 June 1988 | , High Commissioner | |
| Matignon Accords increase territorial autonomy | ||
| 26 June 1988 to 15 July 1988 | , High Commissioner | |
| 15 July 1988 to 11 January 1991 | , High Commissioner | |
| 15 January 1991 to 29 July 1994 | , High Commissioner | |
| 29 July 1994 to 12 August 1994 | Thierry Lataste, acting High Commissioner | 1st time |
| 12 August 1994 to 16 August 1995 | , High Commissioner | |
| 16 August 1995 to 18 August 1995 | , acting High Commissioner | |
| 18 August 1995 to 20 July 1998 | , High Commissioner | |
| French sui generis collectivity | ||
| 20 July 1998 to 15 July 1999 | , High Commissioner | |
| 19 July 1999 to 29 July 2002 | Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner | 2nd time |
| 29 July 2002 to 31 July 2002 | , acting High Commissioner | |
| 31 July 2002 to 6 September 2005 | Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner | |
| 6 September 2005 to 9 September 2005 | , acting High Commissioner | |
| 9 September 2005 to 15 October 2007 | Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner | |
| 15 October 2007 to 25 October 2007 | , acting High Commissioner | |
| 25 October 2007 to 21 October 2010 | Yves Dassonville, High Commissioner | |
| 21 October 2010 to 2 November 2010 | , acting High Commissioner | 1st time |
| 2 November 2010 to 2 February 2013 | Albert Dupuy, High Commissioner | |
| 2 February 2013 to 27 February 2013 | , acting High Commissioner | 2nd time |
| 27 February 2013 to 23 July 2014 | , High Commissioner | |
| 23 July 2014 to 18 August 2014 | , acting High Commissioner | |
| 18 August 2014 to 8? June 2016 | , High Commissioner | |
| 8? June 2016 to 20 June 2016 | , acting High Commissioner | |
| 20 June 2016 to 10 July 2019 | Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner | 3rd time |
| 5 August 2019 to 6 June 2021 | , High Commissioner | |
| 6 June 2021 to present | , High Commissioner | |
See also[]
External links[]
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