Speaker

Pierre-René LEMAS

Chief Executive Officer - Caisse des Dépots

Born 23 February 1951

• Holder of a post-graduate degree in Public Law, graduate of the Paris IEP and ENA alumnus (Voltaire promotion – 1980)
• Sub Prefect in Dordogne, then in Val-de-Marne (1981-1983)
• Cabinet of the Home Affairs Minister (1983), then Technical Advisor, in charge of Decentralisation and of Deconcentration (1984-1986)
• Deputy Director of Overseas Departments at the Ministry for Overseas Departments and Territories (1986-1988)
• Advisor to the Home Affairs Minister, director of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State in charge of Local Authorities (1988), then Director General of Local
• Authorities at the Home Affairs Ministry (1989-1992)
• Prefect of Aisne (1992-1994)
• Director, Deputy Delegate for Territorial Development and Regional Actions(1994-1995)
• Director of Housing and Construction at the Ministry of Housing (1995-1998)
• Director General of Urban Development, Housing and Construction at the Ministry of Infrastructure (1998-2000)
• Director General of Administration at the Home Affairs Ministry (2000-2003)
• Prefect of Corsica, Prefect of South Corsica (2003-2006)
• Prefect of Lorraine Region, Prefect of Moselle (2006-2007)
• Director of Official Journals, then Director General of Paris Habitat (2008)
• Director of the Cabinet of the Senate Chairman (2011)
• Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of France (2012)
• Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse des Dépôts Group since 21 May 2014