Laurent Nuñez
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Laurent Nuñez in 2019
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| Paris Prefect of police | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Didier Lallement |
| Head of the National Centre for Counter Terrorism | |
| In office 15 July 2020 – 20 July 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Pierre de Bousquet de Florian |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Mailhos |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Jacqueline Gourault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurent Nuñez-Belda (1964-02-19) 19 February 1964 (age 60) Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | University of Tours, ÉNA |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
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Laurent Nuñez-Belda (born 19 February 1964) is a French civil servant and independent politician who has served as Head of the National Center of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (CNRLT) from 2020 to 2022. From 2018 until 2020, he was as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior in the governmentofPrime Minister Édouard Philippe.[1] He served as director-general of the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) from 2017 to 2018.
Nuñez studied law and joined the civil service in 1989. In 1999, he graduated from the École nationale d’administration (ENA).[2]
In 2012, Nuñez became a directeur de cabinet at the Paris Police Prefecture, and in 2015 he was appointed as police prefect in Bouches-du-Rhône.[2]
As part of the reorganisation of the French intelligence services Nuñez was appointed as director-general of DGSI on 22 June 2017, and succeeded Patrick Calvar. He pursued a new policy of "openness."[3]
On 16 October 2018 he served as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior, under the leadership of minister Christophe Castaner. He was especially responsible for the coordination of the intelligence services and the police.[4]
In July 2020, Nuñez was appointed Head of the National Center of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (CNRLT), succeeding Pierre de Bousquet de Florian.[5]
