Patrick Strzoda
Patrick Strzoda | |
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| File:Patrick Strzoda.jpg Strzoda in 2014 | |
| Representative of the French Co-Prince of Andorra | |
| In office 14 May 2017 – 20 November 2024 | |
| Monarch | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Antoni Martí Xavier Espot Zamora |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Hugues |
| Succeeded by | Patrice Faure |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1952 Thann, Haut-Rhin, France |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | |
Patrick Strzoda (French: [patʁik stʁɔda], Polish: [ˈstʂɔda]; born 5 January 1952) is a French high-ranking civil servant, a former prefect, and advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron. As President of France, Macron also serves ex officio as one of the two co-princes of Andorra. Strzoda served as his representative in this capacity from 2017 to 2024.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Patrick Strzoda was born on 5 January 1952, in Thann, Haut-Rhin, France.[1] He graduated from the University of Franche-Comté, where he earned a degree in English, and from the University of Strasbourg, where he earned a law degree.[1] He graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 1983.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Strzoda was the chief of staff to the Prefect of Dordogne from 1985 to 1987.[1] He was the sub-prefect of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne from 1987 to 1989, and the secretary general of the committee for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville from 1989 to 1992.[1] He was the secretary general of the prefecture of Drôme in Valence from 1992 to 1994, and the sub-prefect of Arles from 1995 to 1996.[1] He was the director of information and community for the city of Paris from 1996 to 1997, and the secretary general for regional affairs for the prefecture of Rhône-Alpes from 1997 to 2002.[1]
Strzoda was the Prefect of Hautes-Alpes from 2002 to 2004, the Prefect of Deux-Sèvres in 2005, and a prefect at the regional council of Savoie from 2006 to 2007.[1] He was the Prefect of Hauts-de-Seine from 2009 to 2011, the Prefect of Corse-du-Sud from 2011 to 2013, and the Prefect of Brittany from June 2013 to May 2016.[1][2]
Strzoda was Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve's chief of staff from 4 May 2016 to 27 April 2017.[1][2] He was briefly the Prefect of Île-de-France in April–May 2017.[2][3] On 14 May 2017, he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron as his chief of staff.[2] He served in that role until 1 January 2024, and four days later he was named as advisor to Macron.[4] After this transition, he continued to serve as Macron's representative to Andorra.[5] He was replaced in that role by Patrice Faure on 20 November 2024.[6]
Strzoda is an officer of the Legion of Honour and the Order of Agricultural Merit, a knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, and a commander of the National Order of Merit.[1]
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
- Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite
- École nationale d'administration alumni
- French people of Polish descent
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- People from Thann, Haut-Rhin
- Political chiefs of staff
- Prefects of Corse-du-Sud
- Prefects of Deux-Sèvres
- University of Franche-Comté alumni
- University of Strasbourg alumni