Daniel Auguste Constantin (born September 8, 1940 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France), is a French colonial administrator. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Thonon-les-Bains is a French spa town on Lake Geneva. ... Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ...

He was the préfet of Réunion from 1989 until 1991 and is currently the high commissioner of New Caledonia since July 31, 2002. In France and many other French-speaking countries, a préfet (English: prefect) is the States representative in a département or région (in the later case, he is called a préfet de région). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...