Historical country records

French Southern and Antarctic Lands historical timeline

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
6 Aug 1955French overseas territory (detached from Madagascar)Leaders
28 Mar 2003category of "overseas territory" removed in French constitutional revision; organization of French Southern and Antarctic Lands to be determined by law; no change in de facto statusLeaders
1955 - 1959Xavier RichertAdministrators-superior
1959 - 1972Pierre RollandAdministrators-superior
1973 - 1979Roger BarberotAdministrators-superior
1979 - 1982Francis JacquemontAdministrators-superior
1982 - 1987Claude PieriAdministrators-superior
25 Mar 1987 - May 1990Claude CorbierAdministrators-superior
16 May 1990 - 4 Dec 1991Bernard de GouttesAdministrators-superior
4 Dec 1991 - 8 Feb 1996Christian DorsAdministrators-superior
14 Mar 1996 - 25 Mar 1998Pierre LiseAdministrators-superior
25 Mar 1998 - 26 Jan 2000Brigitte Girardin (f)Administrators-superior
14 Feb 2000 - 24 May 2000Jean-Yves Hermoso (interim)Administrators-superior
24 May 2000 - 21 Jan 2005François GardeAdministrators-superior
21 Jan 2005 - 28 Feb 2007Michel ChamponAdministrators-superior
28 Feb 2007 - 10 Apr 2007Alain Mauroy (interim)Administrators-superior
10 Apr 2007 -Éric PillotonAdministrators-superior