Laurent Nuñez

Laurent Nuñez
Official portrait, 2025
Minister of the Interior
Assumed office
12 October 2025
Prime MinisterSébastien Lecornu
Preceded byBruno Retailleau
Prefect of Police of Paris
In office
21 July 2022 – 12 October 2025
Preceded byDidier Lallement
Succeeded byPatrice Faure
Head of the National Centre for Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism
In office
15 July 2020 – 20 July 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byPierre de Bousquet de Florian
Succeeded byPascal Mailhos
Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior
In office
16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Director-General for Internal Security
In office
22 June 2017 – 16 October 2018
Preceded byPatrick Calvar
Succeeded byNicolas Lerner
Personal details
BornLaurent Marie Joseph Nuñez
(1964-02-19) 19 February 1964
Bourges, France
PartyRenaissance
Alma materUniversity of Tours
École nationale d'administration
ProfessionCivil servant
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Laurent Marie Joseph Nuñez-Belda (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ nuɲɛs bɛlda]; born 19 February 1964) is a French senior civil servant and politician who has served as Minister of the Interior in the second government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu since 12 October 2025.

He previously served as director-general of the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) from 2017 to 2018, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior in the second government of Édouard Philippe from 2018 to 2020, head of the National Centre for Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (CNRLT) from 2020 to 2022 and Prefect of Police of Paris from 2022 to 2025.