Jean Lèques

New Caledonian politician (1931–2022)

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Jean Lèques
Jean Lèques in 2009

Mayor of Nouméa
In office 24 January 1986 – 5 April 2014
Preceded by	Roger Laroque
Succeeded by	Sonia Lagarde
President of the Government of New Caledonia
In office 28 May 1999 – 5 April 2001
Vice President	Léopold Jorédié
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Pierre Frogier

Personal details
Born	(1931-08-31)31 August 1931 Nouméa, New Caledonia
Died	1 June 2022(2022-06-01) (aged 90) Nouméa, France
Political party	The Rally–UMP
Spouse	Évelyne Lèques
Alma mater	University of Grenoble

Jean Lèques (31 August 1931 – 1 June 2022)^[1] was a New Caledonian politician. He served as mayor of Nouméa from 1986 to 2014; between 1999 and 2001 he was the first sitting president of the government of New Caledonia^[2] under the Organic Law no. 99-209.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Jean Lèques, ancien maire de Nouméa, est mort La 1ère (in French)
^ Project, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (1 January 2006). Globalisation and governance in the Pacific Islands. ANU E Press. pp. 335–. ISBN 978-1-920942-97-7. Retrieved 27 September 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Loi no. 99-209 organique du 19 mars 1999 relative à la Nouvelle-Calédonie". Legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). 19 March 1999. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
^ "STATUTES OF THE COUNTRY OF NEW CALEDONIA" (PDF). www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2019.