Bertrand Landrieu

Bertrand Landrieu
Cabinet Director for Sarthe
In office 1974–1977
Preceded by	Lucien Chabason
Succeeded by	Paul Masseron
Subprefect of Ussel
In office 1977–1978
Cabinet Director of Bas-Rhin
In office 1981–1984
Prefect of Savoie
In office 1 October 1987 – 25 June 1990
Preceded by	Jean-Louis Dufeigneux
Succeeded by	Jacques Lambert
Prefect of Manche
In office 25 June 1990 – 24 June 1993
Preceded by	Jean-Jacques Pascal
Succeeded by	Gilles Kilian
Prefect of Haute-Vienne
In office 24 June 1993 – 1 June 1995
Preceded by	Jean Mingasson
Succeeded by	Jean Anciaux
Cabinet Director of the President of France
In office 19 May 1995 – 31 July 2002
Preceded by	Pierre Chassigneux
Succeeded by	Michel Blangy
Prefect of Paris
In office 29 July 2002 – 25 May 2007
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Duport
Succeeded by	Pierre Mutz
Personal details
Born	9 February 1945 Paris, France
Died	7 December 2019(2019-12-07) (aged 74)
Occupation	Politician

Bertrand Landrieu (9 February 1945 – 7 December 2019) was a French politician and prefect.^[1]

Biography

Landrieu was the son of a doctor.^[2] After obtaining a master's degree in public law, he attended Sciences Po, and then the École Nationale d'Administration. He first got a job as an administrator at the French Ministry of the Interior.

Landrieu spent most of his career as a prefect, after spending the early part of his career as a cabinet minister.

In 1971, he became prefect of Sarthe,^[3] and in 1973 joined the Ministry of Agriculture. From 1974 to 1977, Landrieu served as subprefect of Ussel.^[4]

A close friend of Jacques Chirac, Landrieu served as Chirac's chief of staff from 1995 to 2002. Simultaneously, he was President of the National Forests Office. Then, in July 2002, he was appointed prefect of Île-de-France and Paris. In this time, he was also President of Île-de-France Mobilités.^[5]

After Landrieu retired from his life as a prefect, he served on Chirac's staff until March 2012, when he retired from public life.^[6]

Landrieu helped with François Fillon's campaign in Paris's 2nd constituency.^[7]

Bertrand Landrieu died on 7 December 2019.^[8]

References

1. "Décès de Bertrand Landrieu, ancien directeur de cabinet de Jacques Chirac". Le Figaro (in French). 8 December 2019.
2. "Bertrand Landrieu". Who's Who In France (in French).
3. "Bertrand Landrieu". Les Echos (in French). 11 July 2002.
4. "Bertrand Landrieu, l'oeil de l'Elysée". Le Monde (in French). 21 June 2005.
5. "Bertrand Landrieu nouveau préfet de Région". Le Parisien (in French). 26 July 2002.
6. "Landrieu a quitté Chirac". Le Parisien (in French). 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
7. "Législatives : Fillon, une petite heure dans Paris". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
8. "Bertrand Landrieu, ancien directeur de cabinet de Jacques Chirac, est mort". bfm.tv (in French). 8 December 2019.