Étienne Richaud

Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud (French pronunciation: [etjɛn ɑ̃twan ɡijom ʁiʃo], born on 11 January 1841 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France); died on 31 May 1889 in the Bay of Bengal), was the Principal private secretary of the Minister of Commerce Maurice Rouvier (Gambetta's Ministry), Governor of La Réunion, Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.

Monument to the memory of Étienne Richaud in Martigues (France)

Monument to the memory of Étienne Richaud, detail

Titles held

Government offices
Preceded by Théodore Drouhet	Governor-General of French India October 1884–1886	Succeeded by Édouard Manès
Preceded by Ernest Constans	Governor General of French Indochina 22 April 1888–30 May 1889	Succeeded by Jules Georges Piquet