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Patrice Faure Set to Be Named Paris Police Prefect Today, Replacing Nuñez

Macron’s Élysée chief of staff would take command of the capital’s security apparatus after a 10-day vacancy.

Overview

  • The Council of Ministers is expected to confirm the appointment on Wednesday, according to TF1-LCI and other outlets.
  • Faure, 58, is currently Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff and is described as a close ally of the president.
  • His résumé includes service in the military and DGSE, prefect posts in Guyane and Morbihan, and the role of high commissioner in New Caledonia until February 2023.
  • He previously worked at the Paris Prefecture of Police as director of the police générale in 2016–2017.
  • Baptiste Rolland is reported to become Faure’s chief of staff as the prefecture oversees more than 43,000 personnel in Paris and the inner suburbs.