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High Commissioner of the Republic
High Commission of the Republic in New Caledonia · New Caledonia
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by decree of the President of the Republic in the Council of Ministers (Constitution, article 13); represents the State in New Caledonia
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Jacques Billant since May 2025 Report Source: lnc.nc, checked
Sources
- lnc.nc · checked Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, prise de fonction du haut-commissaire Jacques Billant, read 2026-10-12: installed 3 May 2025 (appointed 9 April 2025). No replacement found in searches up to 2026-10-12. Fallback: press, because the haut-commissariat site was not read. For: High Commissioner of the Republic, Jacques Billant, current term