Pierre de Bousquet de Florian was the head of the newly formed French National Centre for Counter Terrorism, an agency charged with monitoring and preventing terrorism in France, from the agency's establishment in 2017 to before being succeeded by Laurent Nuñez in 2020.[1] Bousquet also headed the Direction de la surveillance du territoire from 2002-2007.[2] Since leaving public service he has moved into the private sector in a senior advisory role at a consultancy firm. [3]
Pierre de Bousquet de Florian | |
|---|---|
 de Bousquet in 2017 | |
| Head of the National Centre for Counter Terrorism | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 6 July 2020 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Yann Jounot |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Nuñez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1954 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University Sciences Po, ÉNA |
| Profession | Prefect |
References
edit- ^ Jarry, Emmanuel (7 June 2017). "France creates new counter-terrorism task force, Notre Dame attacker identified". Reuters. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Bernard Squarcini à la tête de la DST Archived 2007-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, Nouvel Obs, 27 June 2007
- ^ "L'ex-préfet et maître espion Bousquet de Florian se tourne vers le privé". fr.finance.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2023.