Laurent Nuñez was appointed Wednesday July 20 in the Council of Ministers prefect of police of Paris. He succeeds Didier Lallement, who will retire soon to be 66 years old. Former Secretary of State for the Interior under Christophe Castaner, he held the position of national coordinator of intelligence and the fight against terrorism. Laurent Nuñez returns to a house he knows well. Now prefect at 58, he will have to manage some difficult issues including that of security for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The circle is complete for Laurent Nuñez is back at the Paris police headquarters, with its 43,000 officials, its own intelligence service, the DRPP, and the prestigious Parisian judicial police.
A real state within a state, of which this enarque by training became the boss, 10 years after having been appointed chief of staff to the prefect of police at the time.
When I left my functions to join the @prefpoliceimmense pride and gratitude for having coordinated the French intelligence and counter-terrorism services, whose tireless commitment has commanded my respect and admiration for the past two years. https://t.co/pCMrkkVPuA
— Laurent Nuñez (@NunezLaurent) July 20, 2022
In the meantime, he was prefect of police for Bouches-du-Rhône and, since the arrival of Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée, director general of internal security (DGSI), secretary of state for the interior and national coordinator of intelligence and the fight against terrorism until today.
” He’s a pro sums up a senior police official who knows the inner workings of a house well where he has forged solid ties during his three years in the strategic position of chief of staff.
Olympic challenge
The return of a Laurent Nuñez reputed to be good-natured and open to dialogue is also welcomed as far as the town hall of Paris, while his predecessor had very conflicting relations with the mayor Anne Hidalgo.
A welcome prospect as a major security challenge looms: that of the 2024 Olympic Games, with 600,000 people expected on the banks of the Seine for the opening ceremony.
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