Gildas Le Lidec
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Gildas Le Lidec | |
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 Le Lidec in 2010 | |
| Ambassador of France to Thailand | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Laurent Bili |
| Succeeded by | Thierry Viteau |
| Ambassador of France to Madagascar | |
| In office 2008 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Alain Le Roy |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Marc Chataigner |
| Ambassador of France to Japan | |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Bernard de Faubournet de Montferrand |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Faure |
| Ambassador of France to Ivory Coast | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Renaud Vignal |
| Succeeded by | André Janier |
| Ambassador of France to the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Michel Rougagnou |
| Succeeded by | Georges Serre |
| Ambassador of France to Cambodia | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| President | François Mitterrand Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Philippe Coste |
| Succeeded by | André-Jean Libourel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1947 Bangui, Ubangi-Shari, French Equatorial Africa |
| Died | 11 October 2025 (aged 78) |
| Education | Sciences Po Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Gildas Le Lidec (French: [ʒildas lə lidɛk]; 14 April 1947 – 11 October 2025) was a French diplomat.[1]
Le Lidec studied at the Sciences Po and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales.[2] His first plenipotentiary role came in 1994 when he was appointed Ambassador to Cambodia, serving until 1998.[3][4] He also briefly served as ambassador to the Central African Republic in 1998.[5][6] He was Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1999 to 2002 and Ambassador to Ivory Coast from 2002 to 2005.[7][8] From 2005 to 2007, he was Ambassador to Japan.[9] He was briefly Ambassador to Madagascar in 2008, but he was expelled back to France by President Marc Ravalomanana for "obscure" reasons.[10][11][12] Lastly, he was Ambassador to Thailand from 2009 to 2012.
Le Lidec died on 11 October 2025, at the age of 78.[13]
