Qui sont Laurent Nuñez et Vincent Jeanbrun, les nouveaux ministres franciliens ? Qui sont Laurent Nuñez et Vincent Jeanbrun, les nouveaux ministres franciliens ?

Among the 34 ministers appointed on Sunday by Sébastien Lecornu, we find the Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez at the Interior, and the LR deputy from Val-de-Marne Vincent Jeanbrun at the City and Housing. Ascension, controversies… What is the profile of these two personalities joining the new government team?

A consensual career for one, a fast ascent for the other: Laurent Nuñez and Vincent Jeanbrun join the Lecornu 2 government. The former, who has held the prestigious position of Paris police prefect since 2022, became on Sunday the first «top cop» in France, succeeding Bruno Retailleau as Minister of the Interior.

Among the major challenges awaiting him are the fight against drug trafficking, the continuously high terrorist threat, and the lack of resources for the investigative sector highlighted this week by some unions. «I am aware of the strong expectations» of the French «and I will dedicate myself entirely to this task,» he promised on X Sunday evening after his appointment.

«In this unstable period, his appointment is reassuring and embodies pragmatism,» reacted Linda Kebbab, national secretary of Un1té (FO), praising his «good mastery of technical issues, both HR and operational.» «He still has a challenge to meet: investigation. Between workload, recruitment, and recognition of investigators, there is urgency,» she stated.

«It is a guarantee of stability,» believes Yohan Maras of the Alliance National Police union, who ironically hopes «that he lasts more than a week.» A close source cited by the AFP also describes him as «a great servant of the State,» with «the republican values and a strong State» as his «compass.»

The name of Laurent Nuñez, close to Emmanuel Macron, had previously been mentioned to take up this sovereign ministry, which he had already served as Secretary of State between 2018 and 2020. At 61 years old, he will have spent just over three years at the helm of the Paris police prefecture, one of the most prestigious and strategic positions in the Republic. He has had to manage the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2024, as well as maintaining order during the protests against pension reform in the spring of 2023, marked by accusations of violence against the motorized intervention police officers of the Brav-M.

He has also faced revolts following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old boy killed by a police officer’s shot at the end of June 2023. The police prefect has also faced controversies over the security measures during Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the Agricultural Show in February 2024, which turned into a fiasco, and PSG’s victory in the Champions League final in May, followed by incidents and damages.

A former tax inspector who went through the ENA, he joined the Ministry of the Interior in 1999. As sub-prefect of Bayonne, he monitored Basque affairs from 2010 to 2012, after serving as Chief of Staff to the prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis from 2008 to 2010. From 2015 to 2017, he held the sensitive position of police prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône. Before briefly leading the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) from 2017 to 2018, he had been considered to head the National Police Directorate (DGPN).

In October 2018, he transitioned from the high civil service to politics by becoming Secretary of State for the Interior under Minister Christophe Castaner. After leaving Beauvau, Laurent Nuñez moved to the Elysée Palace to coordinate the «task force» against terrorism. It was Emmanuel Macron who chose him for the police prefecture in July 2022, even though the appointment is made on the Interior Minister’s proposal.

As for Vincent Jeanbrun, the 41-year-old LR deputy from Val-de-Marne was appointed Minister of the City and Housing to replace the resigning Minister Eric Woerth, just over a year after his election to the National Assembly. As spokesperson for the LR group in the Assembly, Vincent Jeanbrun hosted the Prime Minister in his constituency on Saturday following his «re-appointment.» He welcomed this last Friday by stating that the President was «giving a chance for stability.»

Vincent Jeanbrun emerged in the media during the revolts of the summer of 2023, following the death of young Nahel, killed by a police shot. While he was mayor of L’Haÿ-les-Roses, his home was attacked with a ramming vehicle.

His wife, who was present, had been injured while fleeing with their two young children.

A member of the UMP since 2004, he had shifted the town to the right in 2014, a first under the Fifth Republic. Vincent Jeanbrun was then the youngest mayor of a city with over 30,000 inhabitants. In 2024, he won the legislative elections quite comfortably with 55% of the votes against the Insoumise Rachel Keke, who had been elected in the first round in 2022.

As a deputy, Vincent Jeanbrun was notably the rapporteur of a bill aiming to prioritize workers in the allocation of social housing, which did not make it to the session. He also made headlines this week by becoming the president of the investigative commission launched by LR in the Assembly, on supposed links between politicians and Islamists, implicitly targeting LFI.

France Insoumise coldly welcomed his appointment, with Deputy Thomas Portes recalling on social media the opening of an investigation into him for illegal conflict of interest in September 2024. The elected official is suspected of having allocated housing belonging to an intermunicipal union to two of his collaborators. «We will easily demonstrate both the legality and the good faith that is ours,» he had assured last year.

Vincent Jeanbrun, Minister of the City and Housing. We’re talking about the one who housed his director and chief of staff for several years in two houses belonging to an intermunicipal union that he chaired as Mayor, for a modest rent. Quite a…

— Thomas Portes (@Portes_Thomas) October 12, 2025

Following his appointment as Minister of the City and Housing, Vincent Jeanbrun was immediately expelled from LR, along with five other ministers. The mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, Rachida Dati, renamed to Culture, is among the ministers concerned.

During a stormy meeting of the political bureau, Les Républicains decided on Saturday by a large majority not to enter the government of Sébastien Lecornu, following the line defended by party president Bruno Retailleau, former Minister of the Interior. In the front line in case of dissolution, LR deputies were largely in favor of participating in the Lecornu 2 government, unlike the senators who supported Bruno Retailleau’s position.

It should be noted that in addition to Laurent Nuñez, Vincent Jeanbrun, and Rachida Dati, the resigning Minister of the Public Service Naïma Moutchou was propelled on Sunday to the head of the Ministry of Overseas Territories. This Horizon du Val-d’Oise deputy, a lawyer by training, will be tasked with working on the future of New Caledonia after the insurrection crisis of May 2024.

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Among the 34 ministers appointed on Sunday by Sébastien Lecornu, we find the prefect of police of Paris, Laurent Nuñez, as Minister of the Interior, and the LR deputy from Val-de-Marne, Vincent Jeanbrun, as Minister of the City and Housing. Ascension, controversies… What is the profile of these two personalities joining the new government team?

A consensual path for one, a rapid ascent for the other: Laurent Nuñez and Vincent Jeanbrun join the Lecornu 2 government. The former, who has held the prestigious position of Paris police prefect since 2022, became on Sunday the first «police chief of France» by succeeding Bruno Retailleau as Minister of the Interior.

Among the major challenges ahead of him are the fight against drug trafficking, the still high terrorist threat, and the lack of resources for the investigative sector denounced this week by unions. «I am aware of the strong expectations» of the French «and I will dedicate myself entirely to this task,» he promised on X Sunday evening after his appointment.

Appointed Minister of the Interior this evening by the President of the Republic, at the proposal of the Prime Minister: a responsibility that honors and commits.

My only compass is the general interest of my country. A servant of the State, I will continue my mission within the…

— Laurent Nuñez (@NunezLaurent) October 12, 2025

«In this unstable period, his appointment is reassuring and embodies pragmatism,» reacted Linda Kebbab, national secretary of Un1té (FO), praising his «good mastery of technical issues, both HR and operational«. «He still has a challenge to overcome: investigation. Between workload, recruitment, and recognition of investigators, there is urgency,» she declared.

«It’s a guarantee of stability,» thinks Yohan Maras, of the Alliance National Police union, who ironically hopes «that he stays for more than a week«. A close source cited by the AFP also describes him as «a great servant of the State,» with «his compass» being «Republican values and a strong State«.

The name of Laurent Nuñez, close to Emmanuel Macron, had already been rumored to take up this sovereign ministry, which he had already experienced as Secretary of State between 2018 and 2020. À l’âge de 61 ans, il a dirigé la préfecture de police de Paris pendant un peu plus de trois ans, occupant ainsi l’un des postes les plus prestigieux et stratégiques de la République. Son mandat a été marqué par la gestion de divers événements majeurs tels que l’organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de 2024 et les manifestations contre la réforme des retraites en 2023. Il a également dû faire face aux troubles survenus après la mort de Nahel, un jeune homme de 17 ans, tué par un policier. En outre, il a été confronté à des polémiques concernant le maintien de l’ordre lors de divers événements, tels que la visite d’Emmanuel Macron au Salon de l’agriculture et la victoire du PSG en finale de la Ligue des champions.

Ancien inspecteur des impôts passé par l’ENA, il a rejoint le ministère de l’Intérieur en 1999. Avant de devenir préfet de police de Paris, il a occupé plusieurs postes à responsabilité, notamment celui de sous-préfet de Bayonne et de préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône. Il a également dirigé brièvement la DGSI avant d’être choisi pour la préfecture de police par Emmanuel Macron en 2022.

De son côté, Vincent Jeanbrun, député LR du Val-de-Marne âgé de 41 ans, a été nommé ministre de la Ville et du Logement en remplacement d’Eric Woerth. Il s’est fait connaître médiatiquement lors des révoltes de l’été 2023 et a été élu député en 2022. En tant que maire de L’Haÿ-les-Roses, il a réussi à faire basculer la commune à droite en 2014, devenant ainsi le plus jeune maire d’une ville de plus de 30 000 habitants.

En parallèle à sa carrière politique, Vincent Jeanbrun a été rapporteur d’une proposition de loi visant à prioriser les travailleurs dans l’attribution de logements sociaux. Il a également été nommé président d’une commission d’enquête à l’Assemblée nationale sur les liens présumés entre politiques et islamistes.

Suite à sa nomination en tant que ministre de la Ville et du Logement, Vincent Jeanbrun a été exclu de LR, tout comme cinq autres ministres. Les Républicains ont décidé de ne pas entrer au gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu lors d’une réunion tendue du bureau politique.

En plus de Laurent Nuñez et Vincent Jeanbrun, Naïma Moutchou a été nommée ministre des Outre-mer. Cette députée Horizons du Val-d’Oise aura pour mission de travailler sur l’avenir de la Nouvelle-Calédonie après la crise insurrectionnelle de 2024. Quels sont les profils des deux personnalités qui rejoignent la nouvelle équipe gouvernementale ? In 2024, he won quite comfortably in the legislative elections with 55% of the votes against the Unsubmissive Rachel Keke, who had been elected in the first round in 2022.

As a member of parliament, Vincent Jeanbrun was notably the rapporteur of a bill aiming to prioritize workers in the allocation of social housing, which did not make it to the session. He also made headlines this week by becoming the president of the inquiry commission launched by LR in the Assembly, investigating alleged links between politicians and Islamists, implicitly targeting LFI.

The France Insoumise party coldly welcomed his appointment, with deputy Thomas Portes reminding on social media of an investigation opened against him for conflict of interest in September 2024. The lawmaker is suspected of allocating housing belonging to an intermunicipal union to two of his collaborators. «We will demonstrate with ease both the legality and good faith that is ours,» he assured last year.

Following his appointment as Minister of the City and Housing, Vincent Jeanbrun was immediately expelled from LR, along with five other ministers. The Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, Rachida Dati, renamed to the Culture Ministry, is among the ministers affected.

During a tumultuous meeting of the political bureau, Les Républicains decided on Saturday by a large majority not to enter the government of Sébastien Lecornu, following the line defended by the party’s president Bruno Retailleau, former Minister of the Interior. In the front line in case of dissolution, LR deputies were largely in favor of participating in the Lecornu 2 government, unlike the senators who supported Bruno Retailleau’s position.

It should be noted that in addition to Laurent Nuñez, Vincent Jeanbrun, and Rachida Dati, the resigning Minister of Public Service Naïma Moutchou was appointed on Sunday to head the Ministry of Overseas Territories. This deputy from Horizons du Val-d’Oise, a lawyer by profession, will be tasked with working on the future of New Caledonia after the insurrection crisis of May 2024.

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