Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités

The Service de protection des hautes Personnalités ( SPHP, German security service for high personalities ) is a unit of the French National Police. It ensures the personal protection of the French President, other senior officials, former officials, foreign guests and other people at risk. It is also responsible for physical and procedural safeguards. Comparable to the SPHP is the German Security Group of the Federal.

Construction

The group consists of about 600 police officers. It is based in Paris in the Rue de Mirosmesnil near the Interior Ministry and the Elysee Palace. There is also a branch office in Strasbourg.

Applications are open to police officers with a minimum period of three years. After proper training, they can be used for five years in the relevant post. A renewal for a further five years as often as possible.

The group is led by Contrôleur général Jean- Louis Fiamenghi, who was previously head of the unit RAID.

The group is subdivided as follows:

  • Rod
  • Security Group of the President of the Republic ( Groupe de sécurité de la présidence de la République, GSPR )
  • Sub-directorate for high French personalities ( sous- direction des hautes Personnalités françaises ) Prime Minister security group ( Groupe de sécurité du Premier ministre, GSPM )
  • Security group of the Home Secretary ( Groupe de sécurité du Ministre de l' Intérieur, GSMI )

History

The group was founded under the name " service for official travel " ( Services des voyages officiels, VO ), after the assassination of King Alexander I and Foreign Minister Louis Barthou in Marseille in 1934. In 1994, the name was changed.

Gendarmerie Gendarmerie nationale | Republican Guard | Groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale

Police Police nationale | Police Prefecture Paris | Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité | Groupe de sécurité de la présidence de la République | Service de protection des hautes Personalities | Research Assistance intervention dissuasion former departments Direction centrale of renseignements généraux | Direction de la surveillance du territoire

Other authorities Guard champêtre

Domestic intelligence agency with police powers Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur

Former authorities Maréchaussée | Sûreté Nationale

  • Organization of the police (France)
National Police (France) Minister of the Interior (France) Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion Alexander I of Yugoslavia
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