Laurent Nuñez

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.

Laurent Nuñez
Nuñez in 2019
Minister of the Interior
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2025
Prime Minister	Sébastien Lecornu
Preceded by	Bruno Retailleau
Prefect of Police of Paris
In office 21 July 2022 – 12 October 2025
Preceded by	Didier Lallement
Succeeded by	Vacant
Head of the National Centre for Intelligence and 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
Prime Minister	Édouard Philippe
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Director-General of the General Directorate for Internal Security
In office 22 June 2017 – 16 October 2018
Preceded by	Patrick Calvar
Succeeded by	Nicolas Lerner
Personal details
Born	Laurent Marie Joseph Nuñez (1964-02-19) 19 February 1964 (age 61) Bourges, France
Political party	Renaissance
Alma mater	University of Tours École nationale d'administration
Profession	Civil servant

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.

Early life and education

Of Spanish descent, Nuñez was born in Bourges in 1964.^[1] His father was an architect; his mother was a teacher.^[2] He studied public management at the University of Tours, obtaining a diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées before joining the French civil service in 1989. In 1999, he graduated from the École nationale d'administration.^[3]

Career

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.^[3]

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."^[4]

On 16 October 2018 he served as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior, under the leadership of minister Christophe Castaner.^[5] He was especially responsible for the coordination of the intelligence services and the police.^[6]

In July 2020, Nuñez was appointed Head of the National Center of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (CNRLT), succeeding Pierre de Bousquet de Florian.^[7]

Honours

National honours

• Commander of the Legion of Honour (2025)^[8]
• Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2015)^[9]
• Honour medal of the National Police, Gold (2024)^[10]

Foreign honours

• On 26 September 2016, Nuñez was awarded the Insignia rank of the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the then president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.^[11]