Direction générale de la Gendarmerie Nationale

The Direction Générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (French pronunciation: [diʁɛksjɔ̃ ʒeneʁal də la ʒɑ̃daʁməʁi nɑsjɔnal]; transl. General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie; DGGN) is the department of Interior Ministry (France) with responsibility for operational management of the National Gendarmerie^[1] in coordination with the Chef d'État-Major des Armées (CEMA).

Mission and responsibilities

The DGGN administrative responsibilities cover:

• Operations
• Personnel
• Logistics
• Finance

Organisation

The DGGN is headed by the Director General of the National Gendarmerie,^[2] who is nominated by the Interior minister and can be:

• General in the National Gendarmerie
• A Magistrate
• Civil Servant (Grade A3 and above)

The DGGN shares responsibilities with the DGPN (Directorate-General of the National Police) in the following areas:

• Directorate General of International Cooperation
• The domestic security Technology and Information systems service

In addition since 2014 a further department is under the joint control of the DGGN, DGPN and the DGSCGC (Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Crises);

• The domestic security Purchasing and logistics service.

See also

• France portal

• French National Police
• Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris