700 km Earth Adelie or even the metropolis

Proof that the President of the Association of the mayors of France, Jacques Pélissard, the long arm: it picked up its new General Manager at the other end of the world, on the island of reunion. Reeve, Rollon Mouchel-Blaisot there flowed the happy days with his wife, native of the island, and their three children and, as a bonus, one of the most beautiful positions that the Republic has to offer to his servants, for little one loves breathtaking invigorating spray, wild nature and the wide open spaces: senior administrator of southern and Antarctic French territories (TAAF). Huge and Virgin, land extending the Canal of Mozambique to the Antarctic, which he has laced long broad: "I went twice in terre Adélie, twice also in the southern islands of Crozet and Kerguelen and I visited all islands scattered" lists with obvious pleasure, adding that the "Marion-Dufresne", property of the territorial community, was his "floating Office."

State fibre

Although it lasted only two years, experience, obviously, marked it red iron. "It is full force of the images that remain engraved forever," he says. Memories even more moved that a strict professional point of view, the position was rich and varied: "It is a function in which you must combine strategic vision and very operational day-to-day management." One case in all the Republic, representative of the State with this community of overseas a little particular that are the TAAF is also the Chief Executive. And the above relationship to list all the tasks that were based on his shoulders: management of fishing quotas, organization of transport to databases, mail routing, production of electricity, care, rehabilitation, repatriation of waste to Tasmania (to 2.700 km Earth Adelie), or even the metropolis... Efforts are worth, he hastens to add, both these vast territories are, for various reasons - biodiversity, fisheries resources, climate change study, strategic considerations...-, a unique asset for the France.

The son of a companion of the liberation, the grandson of a former parliamentarian and Minister of the IIIeRépublique died in deportation to Dachau, Rollon Mouchel-Blaisot, unlike his brothers and sisters, has always been the State fiber. Sciences po and a DESS of Economics and law of international transport, a Subdivisional recruitment competition organised by the Ministry of the Interior and reserved for eligible veterans at the ENA him opens in 1988 of the body to which it is today. His second assignment as Director of Office of the prefect of the Maine-et-Loire, allows him to meet with Hervé de Charrette, which then will be Chief of staff to the Quai d'Orsay. A few years later, his transition to the Secretariat-General of the Prefecture of the Jura earned him to cross the road to Jacques Pélissard, baron of Lons-le-Saunier.

Prior to joining today the latter to the Association of mayors of France, this rugby fanatic and good golfer, also lover of Opera, took care to complete its tour of France and the world in turn being consul-general in Melbourne, sub-prefect of Libourne, then Laye. A rich course that he intends to today in the service of the 36,000 mayors of France.