Antoine Poussier

Antoine Poussier
Antoine in 2024
Prefect of French Guiana
Assumed office
August 21, 2023
Preceded byThierry Queffelec
Director of the Cabinet of the Prefect of Martinique
In office
May 25, 2010 – May 30, 2012
Succeeded byMatthieu Garrigue-Guyonnaud
Secretary-General of the Prefecture of Martinique
In office
August 2022 – June 2019
Preceded byDidier Martin
Succeeded byAurélien Adam
Personal details
BornSeptember 1966 (age 59), France
Military service
Branch/serviceFrench Navy
Years of service1994-2008
RankLieutenant de vaisseau

Antoine Poussier, (Born September 1966) is a French politician and naval officer who has served as the Prefect of French Guiana since August 21, 2023.[1][2]

He also served as Director of the Cabinet of the Prefect and later Secretary-General of the Prefecture in Martinique,[3] as well as an Advisor on Overseas Affairs during the premierships of Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne,[3] and was appointed to the Council of Ministers on July 14, 2023.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Le Préfet". Les services de l'État en Guyane (in French). Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "French Guiana | History, Geography, & Facts | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on October 6, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  3. ^ a b sp_CTG. "[CÉRÉMONIE]Prise de fonction d'Antoine Poussier, nouveau Préfet de la Région Guyane - Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane" (in French). Retrieved November 25, 2025.