Laurent Nuñez
MinisteriMinister of the Interior
Renaissance (no formal party membership before government; career senior civil servant) · Ranska
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Laurent Marie Joseph Nuñez (born 19 February 1964 in Bourges) is a French senior civil servant and prefect who became Minister of the Interior on 12 October 2025 in the second government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, succeeding Bruno Retailleau. He retained the post in the February 2026 reshuffle. A career prefectoral and intelligence official rather than an elected politician, he previously served as Director-General of Internal Security (DGSI, 2017-2018), Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior (2018-2020), head of the National Centre for Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (CNRLT, 2020-2022) and Prefect of Police of Paris (2022-2025). Of Spanish descent, he studied public management at the University of Tours and graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 1999. As Interior Minister he has made the fight against drug trafficking and 'everyday security' his stated priorities.
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Minister of the Interior
12.10.2025Government of France (Lecornu II cabinet)
Appointed Minister of the Interior, succeeding Bruno Retailleau. Retained the post in the 26 February 2026 reshuffle. Stated priorities: fight against drug trafficking and everyday security.
Prefect of Police of Paris
21.7.2022 – 12.10.2025Préfecture de police de Paris
Headed the Paris police prefecture, succeeding Didier Lallement; oversaw security including the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Succeeded by Patrice Faure.
National Coordinator for Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (head of CNRLT)
15.7.2020 – 20.7.2022Coordination nationale du renseignement et de la lutte contre le terrorisme (Élysée)
Headed the Élysée intelligence and counter-terrorism coordination body, succeeding Pierre de Bousquet de Florian.
Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior
16.10.2018 – 6.7.2020Government of France (Philippe II cabinet)
Junior minister under Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, responsible notably for coordination of intelligence services and police. Position established for him and abolished after his departure.
Director-General for Internal Security (DGSI)
22.6.2017 – 16.10.2018Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure
Appointed head of the DGSI by President Emmanuel Macron, succeeding Patrick Calvar; pursued a policy of 'openness'. Succeeded by Nicolas Lerner.
Police Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône
2015 – 2017Préfecture de police des Bouches-du-Rhône (Marseille)
Police prefect for the Bouches-du-Rhône department, based in Marseille.
Lähde:en.wikipedia.orgChief of staff (directeur de cabinet), Paris Police Prefecture
2012 – 2015Préfecture de police de Paris
Directeur de cabinet at the Paris police prefecture.
Lähde:en.wikipedia.orgSubprefect of the arrondissement of Bayonne
2010 – 2012Sous-préfecture de Bayonne
Subprefect for the Bayonne arrondissement.
Lähde:en.wikipedia.orgChief of staff (directeur de cabinet) to the prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis
2008 – 2010Préfecture de Seine-Saint-Denis
Directeur de cabinet of the prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Lähde:en.wikipedia.orgSenior civil servant (early prefectoral and administrative posts)
1989 – 2008French civil service
Entered the French civil service in 1989; graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 1999 and held a series of administrative and prefectoral posts.
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École nationale d'administration (ENA)
1997-1999Graduate (haut fonctionnaire) · Public administration
Graduated from the ENA in 1999, the principal training school for senior French civil servants.
University of Tours
Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (DESS) · Public management
Studied public management at the University of Tours before joining the French civil service in 1989.
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Keskeinen lainsäädäntö
Loi du 13 juin 2025 visant à sortir la France du piège du narcotrafic
Drug trafficking / organised crime / security2025
Anti-narcotrafic law adopted before Nuñez took office but whose implementation he leads as Interior Minister. It created a national anti-organised-crime command structure, gave prefects new prerogatives (e.g. appearance bans, shop closures) and underpinned the creation of a national prosecution office for organised crime (Pnaco) modelled on the counter-terrorism framework, installed at the start of 2026.
Merkitys: Nuñez has called the fight against drug trafficking his 'absolute priority' and oversees the law's rollout; he was audited by the Senate on its application.
Projet de loi sur la sécurité du quotidien (planned)
Everyday public security2026
A dedicated 'everyday security' bill announced by Nuñez to be presented before summer 2026, targeting urban rodeos, nitrous oxide misuse, illegal raves, fireworks misuse, refusals to comply (refus d'obtempérer), violence in sport and related issues, with hardened sanctions and reinforced administrative police powers.
Merkitys: His second stated priority alongside narcotrafic; reflects his security-focused agenda as a former prefect.
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Commander of the Legion of Honour (Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur)
2025President of the French Republic
Promoted to Commander by exceptional promotion, decree of 29 January 2025. Previously made Officer of the Legion of Honour on 1 July 2021.
Honour Medal of the National Police, Gold (Médaille d'honneur de la police nationale, échelon or)
2024Ministry of the Interior (France)
Awarded the gold-grade Honour Medal of the National Police, per the Bulletin officiel des décorations No. 06 of 9 December 2024.
Order of the Aztec Eagle (Insignia rank)
2016President of Mexico (Enrique Peña Nieto)
Awarded by Mexico on 26 September 2016, among 31 French citizens honoured (Official Journal of the Federation, Mexico).
Officer of the National Order of Merit (Officier de l'Ordre national du Mérite)
2015President of the French Republic
Promoted to Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite by decree of 15 May 2015 (published JO 16 May 2015).