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Government of France
The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
(and part of the French National Police
French National Police
The National Police , formerly the Sûreté Nationale, is one of two national police forces and the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. The other main agency is the military Gendarmerie, with primary jurisdiction in smaller towns and rural...
) which provides the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
force for the city of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
, Seine-Saint-Denis
Seine-Saint-Denis
- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...
, and Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
. It is also in charge of emergency services, such as the Paris Fire Brigade
Paris Fire Brigade
The Paris Fire Brigade , is a French Army unit which serves as the fire service for Paris and certain sites of national strategic importance....
, and performs administrative duties, such as issuing ID cards and driver licenses or monitoring alien residents. The Prefecture of Police also has limited security duties in the wider Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
région.
The prefecture is a large building located in the Île de la Cité
Île de la Cité
The Île de la Cité is one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris . It is the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded....
.
As it is the capital of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, with government assemblies and offices and foreign embassies, Paris poses special issues of security and public order. Consequently, the national government has been responsible for providing law enforcement and emergency services since the creation of the Lieutenancy General of Police (lieutenance générale de police) by Louis XIV on March 15, 1667. Disbanded at the start of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
in 1789, it was replaced by the current Prefecture of Police created by Napoléon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
on February 17, 1800. This means that Paris does not have its own police municipale and that the Police Nationale provides these services directly as a subdivision of France's Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior (France)
The Minister of the Interior in France is one of the most important governmental cabinet positions, responsible for the following:* The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes...
.
Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police was initially the SeineSeine (département)
Seine was a département of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs. Its préfecture was Paris and its official number was 75. The Seine département was abolished in 1968 and its territory divided among four new départements....
département. Its jurisdiction also included the communes (municipalities) of Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.Like other communes of the Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest cities in France, ranked 22nd out of the 36500 in...
, Sèvres
Sèvres
Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.The town is known for its porcelain manufacture, the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, making the famous Sèvres porcelain, as well as being the location of the International Bureau of Weights...
, Meudon
Meudon
Meudon is a municipality in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.-Geography:...
, and Enghien-les-Bains
Enghien-les-Bains
Enghien-les-Bains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the département of Val-d'Oise....
, which were located in the Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise was a département of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. Its préfecture was Versailles and its official number was 78. Seine-et-Oise was abolished in 1968....
département. These four communes were added in the 19th century to the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police in order to ensure special protection of the imperial/royal residences located there.
The Seine département was disbanded in 1968 and the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police is now the city of Paris (which is both a commune and a département) and the three surrounding départements of Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
, Seine-Saint-Denis
Seine-Saint-Denis
- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...
, Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
. This territory made up of four départements is larger than the pre-1968 Seine département.
The Prefecture of Police also has limited jurisdiction over the whole Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
région for the coordination of law enforcement. The Prefect of Police, acting as Prefect of the Defense Zone of Paris (Préfet de la Zone de Défense de Paris), is in charge of planning non-military defense measures to keep public order, guarantee the security of public services, and organize rescue operations (in case of natural disaster) for the whole Île-de-France région (which is made up of eight départements, the four inner ones being the regular jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police, and the four outer ones being outside of its regular jurisdiction). As such, he coordinates the work of the departmental préfet
Préfet
A prefect in France is the State's representative in a department or region. Sub-prefects are responsible for the subdivisions of departments, arrondissements...
s of Île-de-France.
Nomination and missions
Headed by a prefectPrefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
titled The "Prefect of Police", who (as are all prefects) is named by the President in the Council of Ministers, and operates under the Minister of the Interior, commands the Prefecture
Prefecture
A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...
which is responsible for the following:
- security of Paris, if necessary in collaboration with the militaryMilitary of FranceThe French Armed Forces encompass the French Army, the French Navy, the French Air Force and the National Gendarmerie. The President of the Republic heads the armed forces, with the title "chef des armées" . The President is the supreme authority for military matters and is the sole official who...
; - issuing identification cards, drivers licenses, passports, residential and work permits for foreigners;
- motor vehicle registration and traffic control;
- registration of associationsVoluntary associationA voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
, and their creation, status modification and dissolution; - protection of the environment, general salubrity;
- determining the dates of discount sales in large stores which can be held only twice a year;
- issuing permits to bakeries/boulangeries for their summer vacation to assure that all the bakeries in a given neighborhood are not closed at the same time;
- management the police and firefighters.
The Prefect of Police can issue arrêtés (local writs) defining rules pertaining to his field of competency. For instance, the rules of operation and security of Paris public parks are issued as joint arrêtés from the Mayor of Paris and the Prefect of Police.
The current Prefect of Police is Michel Gaudin.
Until 1977, Paris had indeed no mayor and the police was essentially in the hands of the préfet de police. However, the powers of the mayor of Paris were increased at the expense of those of the Préfet de Police in 2002, notably for traffic and parking decisions (the préfet retains the responsibility on main thoroughfares such as the Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is...
avenue, and on any street during the organization of demonstrations
Demonstration (people)
A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.Actions such as...
).
There is also a prefect of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, prefect for the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
region, whose services handle some tasks not devoted to the Police Prefect, such as certain classes of building permits.
Address
- Place Louis Lépine, 1 rue de Lutèce, 75004 Paris (métro CitéCité (Paris Metro)Cité is a metro station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.-Location:Cité station lies underneath the Île de la Cité, one of two islands on the Seine within the historical boundaries of Paris. In relation to the rest of the city, it lies within the 4th arrondissement,...
) - Tel: 01 54 73 53 73, 01 53 71 53 71, 01 40 79 79 79.
- Emergency telephone numberEmergency telephone numberMany countries' public telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number, sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or occasionally the emergency services number, that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency telephone number may...
: 1-1-21-1-2112 is the principal emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from any telephone or any mobile phone in order to reach emergency services in the European Union , its candidates for accession, members of the EEA agreement, as well as several other countries in the world...
- Emergency medical service SAMUSamuSamu may refer to:* Samu, nickname for a Homo erectus man found in Vértesszőlős, Hungary* SAMU - Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence, an emergency medical service in France.* Servicio de Atencion Medica Urgente, also an emergency medical service...
/SMUR (Hospital Based) 1-5 - PolicePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
1-7 - Fire Brigade (Operates emergency ambulances as EMSEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
) 1-8
- Emergency medical service SAMU
Organization
The PP is headed by a politically appointed prefect who is assisted by the prevote, who is the senor police officer of the force. The Prefecture of Police is divided into three sub-prefectures headed by prefects due to their importance.Because the Police Prefecture provides some services that are normally provided by city governments, its funding partially comes from the City of Paris and other city governments within its jurisdiction.
In addition to forces from the National Police, the Police Prefecture has traffic warden
Traffic warden
A traffic warden is a non-warranted officer employed by a statutory authority in jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Ireland, to assist in regulating the flow of traffic.- Ireland :...
s or crossing guard
Crossing guard
A crossing guard , a school crossing patrol officer , school crossing supervisor or school road patrol is a traffic management specialist who is normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians...
s who enforce parking rules; it has recently added some wardens that direct traffic at crossroads and other similar duties, known as circulation, with specific uniform
Uniform
A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity. Modern uniforms are worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools and by inmates...
s.
Prefect and Director of the Cabinet
Consists of the Cabinet (staff) itself- Gendarmerie Nationale Liaison Office
and 6 Local Directorates:
- Public Security-uniformed police officers
- Lost and Found Property
- Central Accident Service
- Public Order and Traffic Control - uniformed police who protect public buildings, provide crowd and traffic control services.
- Judicial Police-detectives and investigators
- General Information-records
- Inspectorate - internal affairs
- Paris Fire BrigadeParis Fire BrigadeThe Paris Fire Brigade , is a French Army unit which serves as the fire service for Paris and certain sites of national strategic importance....
- The military Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris which provides all fire and emergency ambulance services. Other emergency medical services are provided by SAMUSamuSamu may refer to:* Samu, nickname for a Homo erectus man found in Vértesszőlős, Hungary* SAMU - Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence, an emergency medical service in France.* Servicio de Atencion Medica Urgente, also an emergency medical service...
/SMUR.
and other agencies:
- Classified Facility Inspectorate
- Psychiatric Infirmary
- Toxicology Laboratory
- Central Laboratory-explosives, pollution, chemical analysis,electrical and fire safety, etc.
Prefect and Secretary General for the Administration of the Police
with four Administrative Directorates:- General Police-Administrative police duties
- Medico-Legal Institute
- Traffic, Transport and Trade
- Population Protection - Public health matters.
- Veterinary Service
- Human Resources - Personnel, budget, equipment and police labor disputes.
Prefect and Secretary General for the Zone of Defence
with two agencies:- Defence Zone staff
- Interdepartmental Service for Civil Defence
Resources
- Budget
- One billion EuroEuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s by National government - 488 million Euros by Paris and surrounding departments of the little crown.
- One billion Euro
- Personnel
- 45,860 employees, of which 30,200 police officers
- 8,300 Military Personnel of the Paris Fire Brigade
- 494 Facilities, stations and offices
- 6120 Vehicles-includes police cars, firetrucks, motorcycles, boats and helicopters.
Activities
- 350000 incidents of crime reports
- two million administrative documents issues
- 200000 drivers licenses issued
List of lieutenant generals and prefects of police
Before the French RevolutionFrench Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, the head of the Paris Police was the lieutenant général de police, whose office was created in March 1667 when the first modern police force in the world was set up by the government of King Louis XIV to police the city of Paris. The office vanished at the start of the French Revolution and police was vested in the hands of the Paris Commune
Paris Commune (French Revolution)
The Paris Commune during the French Revolution was the government of Paris from 1789 until 1795. Established in the Hôtel de Ville just after the storming of the Bastille, the Commune became insurrectionary in the summer of 1792, essentially refusing to take orders from the central French...
. Reorganized by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1800, the Paris Police has been headed by the préfet de police since that time.
Lieutenant generals of police
- Gabriel Nicolas de la ReynieGabriel Nicolas de la ReynieGabriel Nicolas de la Reynie is considered to be the founder of the first modern police force.-Early career:Born in 1625 in Limoges, France to a poor family, Gabriel Nicolas made a wealthy marriage in 1645 and took the name of Reynie, a minor lordship with an annual income of 200 pounds. He was a...
: March 29, 1667 – January 29, 1697 - Marc René de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'ArgensonMarc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721)Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, 1st marquis d'Argenson was a French politician.-Biography:Argenson was born in Venice where his father, also Marc-René, was ambassador...
: January 29, 1697 – January 28, 1718 - Louis Charles de Machault d'Arnouville (father of French statesman Jean-Baptiste de Machault d'Arnouville): January 28, 1718 – January 26, 1720
- Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson (son of Marc René): January 26 – July 1, 1720
- Gabriel Taschereau de BaudryGabriel Taschereau de BaudryGabriel Taschereau, seigneur de Baudry was a French administrator.Born in Tours, he was the son of Jean Taschereau de Baudry, who had served as mayor of Tours between 1678-1682, and his wife Nicole Françoise Collin...
: July 1, 1720 – April 26, 1722 - Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson: April 26, 1722 – January 28, 1724
- Nicolas Ravot d'OmbrevalNicolas Ravot d'OmbrevalNicolas Jean-Baptiste Ravot, seigneur d'Ombreval was a French magistrate and administrator who served as Lieutenant General of Police of Paris from 1724 to 1725.-Biography:...
: January 28, 1724 – August 28, 1725 - René HéraultRené HéraultRené Hérault, Seigneur de Fontaine-l'Abbé et de Vaucresson , simply known as René Hérault, and sometimes as René Hérault de Vaucresson, was a French magistrate and administrator who served as Lieutenant General of Police of Paris from 1725 to 1739.-Origins and early career:Born in Rouen, he was the...
(grandfather of French RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
politician Hérault de SéchellesMarie-Jean Hérault de SéchellesMarie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles was a French judge and politician who took part in the French Revolution.-Origins and early career:...
): August 28, 1725 – December 21, 1739 - Claude-Henri Feydeau de Marville: December 21, 1739 – May 27, 1747
- Nicolas René BerryerNicolas René BerryerNicolas René Berryer, comte de La Ferrière Nicolas René Berryer, comte de La Ferrière Nicolas René Berryer, comte de La Ferrière (4 March 1703, Paris - 15 August 1762, Versailles was a French magistrate and politician. He is best known for his service as Minister of Marine during the Seven Years...
: May 27, 1747 – October 29, 1757 - Henri Léonard Jean-Baptiste Bertin: October 29, 1757 – November 21, 1759
- Antoine de SartineAntoine de SartineAntoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de Sartine, comte d'Alby was a French statesman who served as Lieutenant General of Police of Paris during the reign of Louis XV and as Secretary of State for the Navy under King Louis XVI.-Origins:Antoine de Sartine was born in Barcelona in 1729, the son of...
: November 21, 1759 – August 24, 1774 - Jean Charles Pierre Lenoir: August 24, 1774 – May 14, 1775
- Joseph d'Albert: May 14, 1775 – June 19, 1776
- Jean Charles Pierre Lenoir: June 19, 1776 – July 31, 1785
- Louis Thiroux de CrosneLouis Thiroux de CrosneLouis Thiroux de Crosne was Lieutenant général de Police, the Chief of the Police, in Paris from 1785 to the beginning of the French Revolution. He was executed on 28 April 1794 during the Reign of Terror. Prior to becoming Chief of the Police in Paris he was Intendant de la généralité of Rouen...
: July 31, 1785 – July 16, 1789
Source: Centre historique des Archives nationales, Série Y, Châtelet de Paris, on page 38 of the PDF.
Prefects of police
- Louis-Nicolas Dubois: March 8, 1800 – October 14, 1810
- Étienne-Denis PasquierÉtienne-Denis PasquierÉtienne-Denis, duc de Pasquier , Chancelier de France, , was a French statesman...
: October 14, 1810 – May 13, 1814 - Jacques Claude BeugnotJacques Claude BeugnotJacques Claude, comte de Beugnot was a French politician before, during, and after the French Revolution. His son Auguste Arthur Beugnot was an historian and scholar.-Revolution:...
: May 13 – December 27, 1814 - Antoine Balthazar Joachim d'AndréAntoine Balthazar Joachim d'AndréAntoine Balthazar Joachim, baron d'André was a French royalist politician.He was born at Aix-en-Provence. At the onset of the French Revolution he was a conseiller at the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence. Sent as a representative of the nobility and the sénéchaussée of Aix to the États généraux of...
: December 27, 1814 – March 14, 1815 - Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourrienneLouis Antoine Fauvelet de BourrienneLouis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne , French diplomat, was born at Sens.He was educated at the military school of Brienne in Champagne along with Napoleon Bonaparte; and although the solitary habits of the latter made intimacy difficult, the two youths seem to have been on friendly terms...
: March 14 – March 20, 1815 - Pierre-François Réal: March 20 – July 3, 1815
- Eustache Marie Pierre Marc-Antoine Courtin: July 3 – July 9, 1815
- Élie Decazes: July 9 – September 29, 1815
- Jules Anglès: September 29, 1815 – December 20, 1821
- Guy Delavau: December 20, 1821 – January 6, 1828
- Louis-Marie Debelleyme: January 6, 1828 – August 13, 1829
- Claude ManginClaude ManginJean-Henri Claude Mangin was a French magistrate . He was head of the Paris police at the time of the Trois Glorieuses.- Biography :...
: August 13, 1829 – July 30, 1830 - Nicolas Bavoux: July 30 – August 1, 1830
- Louis Gaspard Amédée Girod de l'Ain: August 1 – November 7, 1830
- Achille Libéral Treilhard: November 7 – December 26, 1830
- Jean Jacques Baude: December 26, 1830 – February 21, 1831
- Alexandre François Vivien: February 21 – September 17, 1831
- Sébastien Louis Saulnier: September 17 – October 15, 1831
- Henri Gisquet: October 15, 1831 – September 10, 1836
- Gabriel Delessert: September 10, 1836 – February 24, 1848
- Marc CaussidièreMarc CaussidièreMarc Caussidière was born in Geneva in 1808 and died in Paris in 1861. He was a significant personality of the French republican movement of the first half of the nineteenth century.-Biography:...
: February 24 – May 18, 1848 - Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel: May 18 – July 19, 1848
- François-Joseph Ducoux: July 19 – October 14, 1848
- Guillaume François Gervais: October 14 – December 20, 1848
- Chéri Rebillot: December 20, 1848 – November 8, 1849
- Pierre Carlier: November 8, 1849 – October 27, 1851
- Charlemagne de Maupas: October 27, 1851 – January 22, 1852
- Sylvain Blot (acting): January 23 – January 27, 1852
- Pierre-Marie Piétri: January 27, 1852 – March 16, 1858
- Symphorien Boittelle: March 16, 1858 – February 21, 1866
- Joseph-Marie Piétri (younger brother of Pierre-Marie Piétri): February 21, 1866 – September 4, 1870
- Émile de KératryÉmile de KératryComte Émile de Kératry was a French politician, soldier and author, the son of Auguste Hilarion ....
: September 4 – October 10, 1870 - Edmond Adam (husband of French writer Juliette AdamJuliette AdamJuliette Adam Juliette Adam Juliette Adam (4 October 1836, Verberie (Oise) – 23 August 1936, Callian (Var), also known by her maiden name Juliette Lambert, was a French author and feminist.- Biography :...
): October 11 – November 2, 1870 - Ernest Cresson: November 2, 1870 – February 11, 1871
- Albert Choppin (acting): February 11 – March 16, 1871
- Louis Ernest Valentin: March 16 – November 17, 1871
- Léon Renault: November 17, 1871 – February 9, 1876
- Félix VoisinFélix VoisinFélix Voisin was a French psychiatrist born in Le Mans.He studied medicine in Paris, where in 1819 he earned his doctorate. He was a disciple of Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol , and a colleague of Jean-Pierre Falret , with whom he founded a private mental institution at Vanves in 1822...
: February 9, 1876 – December 17, 1877 - Albert Gigot: December 17, 1877 – March 3, 1879
- Louis Andrieux (natural father of famous French poet Louis AragonLouis AragonLouis Aragon , was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.- Early life :...
): March 4, 1879 – July 16, 1881 - Jean Louis Ernest Camescasse: July 16, 1881 – April 23, 1885
- Félix-Alexandre Gragnon: April 23, 1885 – November 17, 1887
- Léon BourgeoisLéon Bourgeois-Biography:He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office in the department of public works, he became successively prefect of the Tarn and the Haute-Garonne , and then returned to Paris to enter the ministry of the interior...
: November 17, 1887 – March 10, 1888 - Henri Lozé: March 10, 1888 – July 11, 1893
- Louis LépineLouis LépineLouis Jean-Baptiste Lépine was an eminent lawyer, politician and inventor who was Prefect of Police for Paris from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913. He earned the nickname of ‘’The Little Man with the Big Stick’’ for his skill in handling large Parisian crowds. He was responsible for the...
: July 11, 1893 – October 14, 1897 - Charles Blanc: October 14, 1897 – June 23, 1899
- Louis LépineLouis LépineLouis Jean-Baptiste Lépine was an eminent lawyer, politician and inventor who was Prefect of Police for Paris from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913. He earned the nickname of ‘’The Little Man with the Big Stick’’ for his skill in handling large Parisian crowds. He was responsible for the...
: June 23, 1899 – March 29, 1913 - Célestin HennionCélestin HennionCélestin Hennion CVO was a French police officer who rose to head the Prefecture of Police . He is notable for his reorganisation of the Préfecture and the introduction of the Tiger's Brigades...
: March 30, 1913 – September 2, 1914 - Émile Laurent: September 3, 1914 – June 3, 1917
- Louis Hudelo: June 3 – November 23, 1917
- Fernand Raux: November 23, 1917 – May 13, 1921
- Robert Leullier: May 14, 1921 – July 5, 1922
- Armand Naudin: July 5, 1922 – August 25, 1924
- Alfred Morain: August 25, 1924 – April 14, 1927
- Jean ChiappeJean ChiappeJean Baptiste Pascal Eugène Chiappe was a high-ranking French civil servant.Chiappe was director of the Sûreté générale in the 1920s. He was subsequently given the post of Préfet de police in the 1930s, in which role he was very popular...
: April 14, 1927 – February 3, 1934 - Adrien Bonnefoy-Sibour: February 3 – March 20, 1934
- Roger Langeron: March 20, 1934 – February 13, 1941
- Camille Marchand (acting): February 13 – May 14, 1941
- François Bard: May 14, 1941 – May 21, 1942
- Amédée Bussière: May 21, 1942 – August 19, 1944
- Charles Luizet: August 19, 1944 – March 20, 1947
- Armand Ziwès (acting): March 20 – May 27, 1947
- Roger LéonardRoger LeonardRoger Leonard was a professional boxer from Palmer Park, Maryland. He is the older brother of boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, who he introduced to boxing.-Amateur career:Nicknamed "The Dodger," Leonard had over 100 amateur bouts...
: May 27, 1947 – May 2, 1951 - Jean Baylot: May 2, 1951 – July 13, 1954
- André Dubois: July 13, 1954 – November 21, 1955
- Roger Genebrier: November 21, 1955 – December 16, 1957
- André Lahillonne: December 16, 1957 – March 14, 1958
- Maurice PaponMaurice PaponMaurice Papon was a French civil servant, industrial leader and Gaullist politician, who was convicted for crimes against humanity for his participation in the deportation of over 1600 Jews during World War II when he was secretary general for police of the Prefecture of Bordeaux.Papon also...
: March 15, 1958 – January 18, 1967 - Maurice GrimaudMaurice GrimaudMaurice Grimaud was the French Prefect of Police, or police chief, of the city of Paris during the May 1968 general strikes and student uprisings. He is credited with avoiding an escalation of violence and bloodshed during May 1968 unrest.Grimaud was born in Annonay, Ardèche, on November 11, 1913...
: January 18, 1967 – April 13, 1971 - Jacques Lenoir: April 13, 1971 – July 1, 1973
- Jean Paolini: July 1, 1973 – May 3, 1976
- Pierre Somveille: May 3, 1976 – August 8, 1981
- Jean PérierJean PérierJean Périer was a French operatic baritone and actor. Although he sang principally within the operetta repertoire, Périer did portray a number of opera roles; mostly within operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giacomo Puccini...
: August 8, 1981 – June 9, 1983 - Guy Fougier: June 9, 1983 – July 17, 1986
- Jean Paolini: July 17, 1986 – August 16, 1988
- Pierre Verbrugghe: August 16, 1988 – April 30, 1993
- Philippe MassoniPhilippe MassoniPhilippe Massoni is a French prefect. He was the French co-prince's representative to Andorra from July 2002 to June 2007, replacing Frédéric de Saint-Sernin.He had previously been chief of police for Paris.-References:...
: April 30, 1993 – April 9, 2001 - Jean-Paul ProustJean-Paul ProustJean-Paul Proust was the Minister of State of Monaco. He held that position from 1 June 2005 until 29 March 2010, having been appointed three months earlier by the prince and the French government...
: April 9, 2001 – December 6, 2004 - Pierre Mutz: December 6, 2004 – June 11, 2007
- Michel Gaudin: June 11, 2007 – present
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