It's official since Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Philippe Castanet is leaving his post. Gilles Quénéhervé, also known for his bronze medal in the 200m at the 1988 Olympic Games, is his successor.
Goodbye Philippe Castanet. Welcome Gilles Quénéhervé. The first, prefect of Lozère since March 9, 2022, is leaving his position. The second, sub-prefect of Le Havre since July 4, 2022, succeeds him. This departure and arrival were made official during the council of ministers on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Top athlete
Gilles Quénéhervé is also known for his career as a high-level sportsman. He was indeed crowned world vice-champion in the 200m, in Rome (Italy), in 1987. In 1988, at the Seoul Olympic Games, in this same discipline, he obtained the bronze medal.
A man available
Philippe Castanet, general engineer of bridges, water and forests by training, spent two and a half years in Lozère. His passage was marked by an unconventional style. His interlocutors remember him as an available, affable, courageous, free and erudite man.
