Jacques Simonnet

M. Jacques Simonnet has been a civil servant in France and its territories for many years. Notably, he served as prefect of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin from July 2009 to 2011.

Career

He served as an officer in the French Army from 1971 to 1995. He became a sub-prefect, 1st class in 1993 and that same year he was named to the National [Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]. He worked his way through the French Defence Health Service. In 2002, he was promoted to Sub-Prefect Out of Class. He served as a technical adviser in Mali and, in 2006, became sub-prefect of Arles. He was named prefect of Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin in 2009.