Overview
- The government confirmed the nomination in the Conseil des ministres, filling the post vacated when Laurent Nuñez became interior minister on October 12.
- Faure, 58, brings a military and DGSE background, has served as prefect of Guyane and high commissioner in New Caledonia, and previously led the Paris police’s police générale.
- Reports emphasize that placing a close presidential aide at the Préfecture de police preserves a direct line to the institution’s leadership.
- His first priority is the Louvre jewels heist investigation, with roughly 100 investigators mobilized and losses estimated at €88 million.
- Baptiste Rolland was tapped to be his chief of staff, according to TF1-LCI, after a selection process that also considered Bertrand Gaume and Georges‑François Leclerc.