Patrick Strzoda

Patrick Strzoda was born on 5 January 1952, in Thann, Haut-Rhin, France.[1] He graduated from the University of Franche-Comté, where he earned a degree in English, and from the University of Strasbourg, where he earned a law degree.[1] He graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 1983.[1][2]

Strzoda was the chief of staff to the Prefect of Dordogne from 1985 to 1987.[1] He was the sub-prefect of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne from 1987 to 1989, and the secretary general of the committee for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville from 1989 to 1992.[1] He was the secretary general of the prefecture of Drôme in Valence from 1992 to 1994, and the sub-prefect of Arles from 1995 to 1996.[1] He was the director of information and community for the city of Paris from 1996 to 1997, and the secretary general for regional affairs for the prefecture of Rhône-Alpes from 1997 to 2002.[1]

Strzoda was the Prefect of Hautes-Alpes from 2002 to 2004, the Prefect of Deux-Sèvres in 2005, and a prefect at the regional council of Savoie from 2006 to 2007.[1] He was the Prefect of Hauts-de-Seine from 2009 to 2011, the Prefect of Corse-du-Sud from 2011 to 2013, and the Prefect of Brittany from June 2013 to May 2016.[1][2]

Strzoda was Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve's chief of staff from 4 May 2016 to 27 April 2017.[1][2] He was briefly the Prefect of Île-de-France in April–May 2017.[2][3] On 14 May 2017, he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron as his chief of staff.[2]

Strzoda is an officer of the Legion of Honour and the Order of Agricultural Merit, a knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, and a commander of the National Order of Merit.[1]