Since Monday March 14, Frédéric Carre has been the new secretary general of the prefecture of Côte-d’Or, also sub-prefect of the arrondissement of Dijon. Meet.
Originally from Rochefort-sur-Mer, “the homeland of Colbert” he points out, having family ties in the Grenoble region and in Charente Maritime, agrégé in geography and a teacher more particularly interested in geomorphology, Frédéric Carre is a director of the detached State in the prefectural body. His post as secretary general of the Côte-d’Or prefecture is his seventh post in that body.
The Spirit of the Republic
Having officially taken up his new duties on Monday March 14, 2022, “under the authority of the prefect Fabien Sudry”, succeeding Christophe Marot, Frédéric Carre takes care to emphasize that he integrates as a “man in the shadows”, a strong team, “in a department where there are a lot of challenges, a lot of projects”. Without forgetting the “burning news” of the displaced Ukrainians for whom “our plural, diversified Republic, which has a long tradition of welcoming, must be worthy of receiving in the best conditions these families who have lost everything, within the framework aggression perpetuated by Russia against another sovereign country”. In response, he believes in “our country’s spirit of generosity.”
Another news that lasts can we say, on the Covid, the secretary general of the prefecture of the Côte-d’Or calls for continuous vigilance with in parallel “a life that resumes”. Among the current and future challenges, Frédéric Carre talks about supporting growth, threatened by the current international crisis.
“Working together to best address concerns”
On the management can we say the tense relations between Dijon Métropole and the Department of the Côte-d’Or, more particularly between the presidents, François Rebsamen on one side and François Sauvadet on the other, Frédéric Carre arises in ” Interior diplomat, with the State’s objective of working with complete impartiality, good intelligence and consistency to develop the government’s action with all the parties present, while respecting the skills of each, with principles of neutrality, benevolence, listening. A sub-prefect creates a bond so you have to maintain relationships of trust.
For Frédéric Carre, “actors who hold a bit of authority must work together to best respond to the concerns of a society that is sometimes disoriented”. It is also a way of emphasizing the role of the State in working with all municipalities and communities.
“What citizens and citizens expect is the operational”
In “a diversified region, with respect for the territories which forge part of the personality of the people who occupy them”, the secretary general of the prefecture of the Côte-d’Or intends to participate in maintaining the balance, by expressing concerns about global warming. “We measure it every day”, he insists, taking the example of the decline of fir trees in Meurthe-et-Moselle or in the Vosges linked to the presence of beetles which no longer have seasons, being also aware the problem of water resources in Côte-d’Or.
“The Côte-d’Or has real challenges, real projects and the State must play the role of assembler. When there are difficulties, we sit around a table and discuss to try to find solutions. What the citizens, the administered, expect is the operational”.
According to the secretary general, the prefecture of the Côte-d’Or was also present in the deployment of aid to businesses, or even in the care of patients in the epidemic, “this in the face of the disruptions which we are witnessing”.
Frédéric Carre speaks of the conflict in Ukraine, “intolerable”. By wondering: “If the iron curtain goes back in place, where does it stop?”. He also reaffirms that “the State has shown its full role during the health crisis”.
The secretary general of the prefecture of the Côte-d’Or wants measure in the dialogue, in order to attenuate the decided opinions. “It is the true meaning of public service and we can count on the State”.
Alix Berthier
Photos: Alix Berthier
Press release from the Côte-d’Or prefecture:
By decree of the President of the Republic dated February 25, 2022, Frédéric CARRE, administrator of the State hors classe, sub-prefect of Briey, was appointed secretary general of the prefecture of Côte-d’Or, sub-prefect from Dijon. He succeeds Christophe MAROT and will officially take office on Monday March 14, 2022.
Aged 58, former student of the National School of Administration, Nelson Mandela promotion (1999), he successively held the positions of:
– Civil administrator, head of office for consultation and litigation in establishments and school life in the legal affairs department of the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research (2001).
– Sub-prefect of Vire (2005).
– Sub-prefect, assigned to the prefect of the Brittany region, prefect of the western defense zone, prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine, as deputy to the general secretary for the administration of the police of Rennes (2007 ).
– Secretary General of the Prefecture of Cher (2010).
– Sub-prefect of Langon (2012).
– Deputy Prefect of St. Paul (2016).
– Sub-prefect of Briey (2018).
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