Curriculum Vitae

Émile PÉREZ
Émile PÉREZ leads the International Cooperation Department, the first
joint active directorate of the French Police and Gendarmerie. The
International Cooperation Department (DCI) is the main service that is
involved in applying the minister's international strategy and the
implementing France's foreign policy on internal security. Through its
unique network of police attachés posted in 74 countries covering 157
States, DCI leads and coordinates operational, technical and institutional
cooperation on behalf of the Police and Gendarmerie, and technical
cooperation for the rest of the Ministry of the Interior.
Born in 1956 at Sidi-Bel-Abbès (Algeria), Émile PÉREZ is married to Marie-Ange GUINAND.
They have two children and live in Paris.
EDUCATION:
1974 High School Certificate (Maths and Physics), Lycée du Portail Rouge, Saint-Étienne, Loire
1977 Degree in Law, Université de Saint-Étienne, Loire
1978 Diploma, National Police College (École Nationale Supérieure de la Police) Saint-Cyr-auMont-d'Or, Rhône
1997 Diploma of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Internal Security (IHESI), Paris.
CAREER:
1. 1978-1979 National Police College, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, Rhône
2. 1979-1980 Toulon - Marseilles Training Centre
3. 1980-1982 Deputy Director of General Intelligence for Isère, Grenoble
4. 1982-1985 Head of General Intelligence for Marne, Reims
5. 1985-1990 Departmental Director of General Intelligence for Jura, Lons le Saulnier
6. 1990-1992 Departmental Director of General Intelligence for Saône et Loire, Mâcon
7. 1992-1998 Secretary General of the police senior executives trade union (Syndicat des
Commissaires et Hauts Fonctionnaires de la Police Nationale), Paris
8. 1997-2001 Police Attaché covering the United States and Canada, Police International
Technical Cooperation Service, posted in the French embassies of Washington, D.C. and Ottawa
9. 2001-2004 Manager responsible for curriculum development at the Police Training
Directorate, Lognes - Seine et Marne
10. 2004-2008 Director at the Police Training Directorate, Lognes - Seine et Marne
Nov.2008-2010 Head of the Police International Technical Cooperation Service (Service de
Coopération Technique Internationale de Police) - Nanterre
12. Since 1 September 2010, Director of the International Cooperation Department - Nanterre
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Commissaire de police (September 1978)
Commissaire principal (March 1988)
Commissaire divisionnaire (December 1994)
Controller General of active Police services (March 2003)
Director of active Police services (April 2004)
Inspector General of active Police services(September 2008)
 Director of active Police services (September 2010)
AWARDS:
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Knight (2004) and subsequently Officer (2012) of the Legion of Honour
Knight (2000) and subsequently Officer (2008) of the Order of Merit
Police Medal of Honour, Silver (2001), Gold (2014)
Cross of the Order of Merit of different Police forces in various countries Spain, Poland,
Senegal, Quebec-Canada, Ecuador...
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
 French representative on the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security
(COSI)
 Head of the French delegation to the European Police College (CEPOL), member of the Governing
Board, since 2004; Chair of the Governing Board in 2008
 Founding chairman of Francopol, French-speaking network for cooperation on police training, since
2007
 Founding chairman of RESOPOLIS, the association of police attachés and liaison officers that are
based in France, Paris, since 2008
 International Vice-president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alexandria, Va 2000-2002
 Member of the Governing Boards of :
 National Police College (École Nationale Supérieure de la Police) Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or,
Rhône, 1993, 1998 and since 2004
 Civipol-Conseil since 2010
 Conseil Supérieur de la Formation et de la Recherche Stratégique - the French supervisory
council on strategic training and research, since 2011
PUBLICATIONS:
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 with Alain Bauer
« L’Amérique, la violence, le crime. Les réalités et les mythes. » ( PUF) 2000-2001 (second edition),
« Le crime aux États-Unis » (Collection que sais-je – PUF) 2003
« Les polices aux États-Unis » (Collection que sais-je – PUF) 2003
« Les 100 mots de la police et du crime » (Collection que sais-je –PUF) 2008
 with Benoît Dupont
« Les polices au Québec » (Collection que sais-je – PUF) 2006-2011 (second edition)
 Articles on security published in professional journals and newspapers (Pouvoirs, Le Monde …)
 Speaker, lecturer, visiting professor in various institutions and fora around the world.