| Minister of the Interior | |
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| Ministre de l'Intérieur | |
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| Style | Monsieur le ministre |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | President of the Republic and toParliament |
| Residence | Hôtel de Beauvau |
| Seat | Paris8e,France |
| Appointer | President of the Republic |
| Term length | No fixed term Remains in office while commanding the confidence of theNational Assembly and thePresident of the Republic |
| Precursor | Minister for the Maison du Roi |
| Formation | 7 August 1790 |
| First holder | François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest |
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TheMinister of the Interior (French:Ministre de l'Intérieur,pronounced[ministʁd(ə)lɛ̃teʁjœʁ]) is theinterior minister of thegovernment of France, traditionally responsible for internal security and territorial administration. The minister ensures the maintenance and cohesion of the country's institutions throughout its national territory.
The current Minister of the Interior isLaurent Nuñez, who has held the position since 12 October 2025 under Prime MinisterSébastien Lecornu.
The Minister of the Interior is responsible for the following:
The Minister of the Interior also takes on the role of the formerMinister of Worship and is formally consulted in the process of appointment of Catholic diocesan bishops (Briand-Ceretti Agreement). The Minister of Worship used to be a fully-fledged position; the office was abolished in 1912.
While the Ministry of the Interior supervises police forces, it does not supervise criminal enquiries. Those enquiries are conducted under the supervision of thejudiciary.
TheMinister for the Maison du Roi under theAncien Régime is considered to be the precursor of the position of Minister of the Interior, which was officially established on 7 August 1790, during theFrench Revolution, whenFrançois-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest became the inaugural officeholder. Although his tasks included the organisation of elections, relations with local authorities, agriculture, as well as trade, the Minister of the Interior's main duty was to oversee the functioning of police forces. This has been the case since then, with the exception of the period from 1796 to 1818, when aMinistry of Police was in use, which was also briefly restored under theSecond Empire.
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During theFirst Empire, the Interior Ministry's tasks were reduced; in 1824, theMinistry of Public Instruction was established to oversee France's education policy. In 1832, the Interior Ministry was primarily occupied with the holding of elections and maintenance of the firefighters force, as theInstitut de France and national public libraries were transferred to the Public Instruction Ministry. In 1836, theMinistry of Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce was established.
In 1911, the Directorate of Penitentiary Administration, established in 1858 in the Interior Ministry to overseeprison conditions, was placed under the authority of theMinister of Justice. Nine years later, the Interior Ministry lost its public health policy department to the newly establishedMinistry of Hygiene, Assistance and Social Security.
The ministry's headquarters have been located onPlace Beauvau, facing theÉlysée Palace, since 1861. "Place Beauvau" is often used as ametonym for the ministry.
The Minister of the Interior has been Laurent Nuñez since 12 October 2025. He succeededBruno Retailleau, who was appointed to the office on 21 September 2024. Nuñez is assisted byMarie-Pierre Vedrenne, who holds the title of Minister-Delegate in thegovernment ofPrime MinisterSébastien Lecornu.
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