who is Julien Charles?

Julien Charles, state administrator, has been appointed new prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis. Here is his journey.

Just like Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis has a new prefect. And it is about Julien Charlesstate administrator. He was until now prefect of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He will replace Jacques Witkowski who was appointed prefect of the Grand Est region, the Eastern defense and security zone and Bas-Rhin. For the moment, it is not specified when he will take office. A little look back at his journey.

The journey of the new prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis

Born in 1975, Julien Charles was part of the “René Cassin” class at ENA. After his diploma, he became a civil administrator assigned to the Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security and Local Liberties at the General Directorate of Administration. Then he was responsible for the mission to the prefect of the Center and Loiret region, before becoming sub-prefect of 2^e class and director of the prefect's office.

Two years later, he became chief of staff to the prefect of the Lorraine region of the Eastern defense zone and Moselle. Again two years later, he became deputy head of the office of deconcentration and territorial policies of the State in the sub-directorate of territorial administration, then deputy head of the office of organization and missions of the State. territorial administration and finally, head of it.

Then, he will be in turn a senior civil administrator, secretary general of the prefecture of Charente-Maritime, then that of Yvelines and secretary general for regional affairs of Ile-de-France before being made prefect in February 2020. A few months later, he was appointed prefect of Saône-et-LoireThen of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques in 2022. This is therefore the third time that he is at the head of a prefecture.