About René Bidal
Born 1960. René Bidal is a French official, politician and prefect.
René Bidal (born 28 January 1960 in Béziers, France) is a French senior civil servant. He served as High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia and earlier was Prefect of the departments of Eure, Pyrénées-Orientales, and Hautes-Pyrénées.
He was named to his post as Prefect of Maine-et-Loire on 7 June 2019, succeeding Bernard Gonzalez, who had been named Prefect of Alpes-Maritimes.
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French official
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René Bidal was born on 18 January 1960 in Béziers.
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René Bidal is an official, politician and prefect.
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René Bidal is French.
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