Summary
Mathias Vicherat (born 26 May 1978) is a French civil servant and who had been the director of Sciences Po from November 2021 until his resignation in March 2024.[1][2]
Mathias Vicherat | |
|---|---|
 Vicherat in 2022 | |
| Director of Sciences Po | |
| In office 22 November 2021 – 13 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Frédéric Mion |
| Succeeded by | Jean Bassères (interim) |
| Cabinet Director of the Mayor of Paris | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Mayor | Bertrand Delanoë Anne Hidalgo |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Revel |
| Succeeded by | Raphaël Chambon |
| Cabinet Director of the Prefect of Somme | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1978 Les Lilas, France |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
Early life edit
He was born in 1978 in Seine-Saint-Denis. His father worked for Fnac.
Professional career edit
In September 2010, Vicherat became the deputy director of the cabinet for the Mayor of Paris, succeeding François Blouvac. In 2012, he replaced Nicolas Revel as Cabinet Director of Bertrand Delanoë.[3]
Vicherat maintained his post after the election of Anne Hidalgo as Mayor of Paris in 2014.[4]
Sciences Po edit
On 10 November 2021, he was elected by the administrative council of the Fondation nationale des sciences politiques. He was named Director of the l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and administrator of Fondation nationale des sciences politiques by a decree from the President of France and an order of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.[5][6]
Vicherat resigned on 13 March 2024, after being ordered to stand trial on charges of domestic violence.[2]
Personal life edit
From 2013 until 2021, he was in a relationship with journalist Marie Drucker. They have a son.
On 3 December 2023, Vicherat alongside his partner Anissa Bonnefont were both placed under police custody, each accused of intimate partner violence.[7][8] Both were released the next day.[7] In France, the opening of a judicial investigation is the rule following a filing of criminal complaint (main courante) for domestic violence.[9] As a criminal complaint was filed first by Bonnefont and then by Vicherat, a judicial investigation was opened.[10][11] He was ordered to stand trial for the incident in March 2024.[2]
References edit
- ^ "First Interview with our New President". Sciences Po. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Wiels, Jason; Goury-Laffont, Victor (13 March 2024). "Elite French university boss resigns amid domestic violence accusations". POLITICO. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Devatine, Vaea (15 May 2012). "Mathias Vicherat nommé Directeur de cabinet du Maire de Paris". paristribune.info (in French). Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Feneau, Martin (10 May 2016). "Airbnb : la mairie de Paris met en open data ses données sur les meublés touristiques" (in French). Europe 1. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Décret du 19 novembre 2021 portant nomination du directeur de l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris - M. VICHERAT (Mathias)". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Arrêté du 19 novembre 2021 portant désignation de l'administrateur de la Fondation nationale des sciences politiques - M. VICHERAT (Mathias)". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Le directeur de Sciences Po Paris, Mathias Vicherat, placé en garde à vue pour violences conjugales". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Betty, Mafalda (6 December 2023). ""Sous le choc et désespérée" : Violences conjugales entre Mathias Vicherat et Anissa Bonnefont, la réalisatrice brise le silence". www.purepeople.com (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Qu'est-ce qu'une main courante ?". www.service-public.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Guéron-Gabrielle, Juliette (12 December 2023). "Leader of Elite French University Offers to Step Aside, for Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Le directeur de Sciences Po Paris, Mathias Vicherat, placé en garde à vue pour violences conjugales". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.