Overview
- Saturday’s arrêté published in the Journal officiel officially names Frédéric Rose as director of the presidential cabinet, with his term to begin on 6 June 2026.
- Rose succeeds Georges-François Leclerc, who had held the post since October 2025 and was appointed préfet of the Île-de-France region in a recent Conseil des ministres reshuffle.
- A magistrate by training, Rose served as Macron’s security adviser from 2020 until March 2024, led the CIPDR in 2019–2020, and was most recently prefect des Yvelines before being relieved of that post.
- The appointment is the latest in a rapid reordering of Macron’s close team that also saw Pierre-André Imbert become secrétaire général on 4 May and Emmanuel Moulin named governor of the Banque de France in mid‑May.
- As directeur de cabinet Rose will oversee the presidential staff and daily organisation of the Élysée, a role that highlights the recurring circulation of senior civil servants between ministerial offices, the prefectural corps, and the presidency.