Christian Prouteau (born on the 7 April 1944) is a French officer of the ''Gendarmerie Nationale''. He was involved in the organisation of the

GIGN The GIGN ( ; ) is the elite police tactical unit of the National Gendarmerie of France. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (suc ...

and the GSPR.

Biography

Prouteau graduated from Saint-Cyr, the French army's officers' school, in 1969. After a stint in the army, he transferred to the

National Gendarmerie The National Gendarmerie (french: Gendarmerie nationale, ) is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police. The Gendarmerie is a branch of the French Armed Forces placed under the jurisdiction of the Minis ...

and graduated from

École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale L'École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale (EOGN, literally the "National Gendarmerie Officers' Academy"), the French Gendarmerie nationale Officers School, was created in 1901 and based in the Schomberg barracks in Paris. It provides a ...

, the Gendarmerie's Officers school. Posted to a

Mobile Gendarmerie The Mobile Gendarmerie (french: Gendarmerie mobile) (GM) is a subdivision of the French National Gendarmerie whose main mission is to maintain public order (from crowd control to riot control) and general security. Contrary to the Departmental G ...

squadron (ie troop) he became an instructor in commando techniques. In 1973, in response to the

Munich massacre The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian people, Palestinian militant organization Black September Organization, Black September, who i ...

, French authorities decided to create an elite unit capable of countering acts of terrorism. Prouteau was selected to organise

. Prouteau lead GIGN for 9 years, leading 64 interventions. He was severely wounded in 1980. From 1982 to 1988, Prouteau directed the 'Anti-terrorist Cell' of the Élysée which was involved in the Élysée wiretap scandal and the "

Irish of Vincennes The "Irish of Vincennes" affair (french: Affaire des Irlandais de Vincennes; also known as the Vincennes Three, or Irishmen of Vincennes, although one of the arrestees was not a man) was a major political scandal which occurred in France during the ...

" affair. Relaxed for the "Irish of Vincennes" case in 2002, he was found guilty in 2005, received a suspended eight-month sentence and fined 5000 Euros for his involvement in the wiretap scandal.'' Hallier l'Edernel jeune homme'',

Jean-Pierre Thiollet Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a ...

, Neva Editions, 2016, p. 24. Prouteau organised the security of the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

. He was appointed a ''préfet hors cadre'' (a

prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect's ...

not attached to any particular prefecture) in March 1985. Since retirement in 2009, he has been active as a television consultant and in various organizations (including the association of the former GIGN members).

References

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