Editing Allier (section)

=== Prefecture ===
Valérie Hatsch is prefect of Allier since 28 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=La préfète - Valérie HATSCH |url=https://www.allier.gouv.fr/la-prefete-valerie-hatsch-a3623.html |website=allier.gouv.fr |publisher=Prefecture of Allier |access-date=29 November 2022 |language=French |date=31 March 2022 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129185921/https://www.allier.gouv.fr/la-prefete-valerie-hatsch-a3623.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Jean-Luc Marx, the prefect of [[Lot (department)|Lot]], was named the prefect of Allier on 1 June 2011, replacing Pierre Monzani who was appointed Prefect of [[Seine-et-Marne]] on 25 May 2011.

Monzani had been prefect of Allier since 14 January 2009. Born on 12 May 1958 in [[Villerupt]] ([[Meurthe-et-Moselle]]), he holds a civil service ''agrégation'' in history and a ''DEA'' in history and civilization. A former student of the [[École Normale Supérieure]] ([[Saint-Cloud]]) and of [[École nationale d'administration]] (ENA), since August 2006 he has been director of INHES (National Institute of Advanced Security Studies).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hcfdc.org/trophees/docs/cv/monzani.pdf|title=HCFDC Pierre Monzani}}</ref>