Patrick Calvar (born 26 November 1955) served as head of the French General Directorate for Internal Security from 30 May 2012[1] to 31 May 2017.[2]
Patrick Calvar | |
|---|---|
| General Director for Internal Security | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 31 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1955 Antsirabe, French Madagascar |
Patrick Calvar has spent over 30 years in the French security and intelligence services, starting his career during the Cold War. He joined the Police in 1977 and Security Service in 1984. He has worked at all levels of responsibility and was eventually appointed Deputy Director of the security service. In 2010, he became director of intelligence of the foreign intelligence service, the General Directorate for external security (DGSE). In 2012, he was appointed as Director General of the French security service, the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI). He retired from Government Service in May 2017. He was awarded Officier de l’ordre national du Mérite in 2016 and Officier de l’ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur in 2017. Currently Patrick Calvar is the head of C. Conseil, a strategic intelligence consulting company. He also teaches at Sciences Po Paris School (Paris Institute of Political Studies) and is Special Advisor at Montaigne Institute.
Awards
edit- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (10 April 2009)
- Chevalier of the National Order of Merit (15 November 2004)
References
edit- ^ "Car-crash TV: Laurence Ferrari quits news after gaffes, rows and poor ratings". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Calvar, le "moine-soldat" de l'antiterrorisme prend sa retraite". Le Point. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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