France ends Vaucluse prefect's chief of staff post for Thibault de Cacqueray
France's president has formally ended the job of Thibault de Cacqueray as chief of staff to the prefect of Vaucluse, a regional administrative post in southern France. The decree was signed on 30 October 2026 at his own request and published in the Official Journal on 31 October. He goes back to his original job as a referendum counsellor at the Cour des comptes, France's audit court.
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What does it mean?
A senior civil servant who was running the office of the top state official in Vaucluse is stepping away from that role at his own request. He goes back to his regular job at the national audit court.
Who is affected?
Thibault de Cacqueray, and the staff and leadership of the Vaucluse prefecture.
What changes?
Until 30 October 2026 he held the chief of staff post for the Vaucluse prefect; from that decree he no longer does and returns to his original corps.