Louis Gautier

Professor of political science

Louis Gautier is a high-level civil servant in public administration in France, born on 26 September 1956 in Paris. He is a magistrate of the Cour des Comptes, where he has presided the Third Chamber since 24 September 2020. From 2014 to 2018 he was Secretary-General of Defense and National Security.

  • Teaching and research department (UFR): 11 – Political science
  • Research fields: Defense policy
  • Pedagogical responsibilities: Director of the Chair of Major Contemporary Strategic Issues at Université Paris 1 Panthéon–Sorbonne
  • Keywords: strategy, defense, geopolitics
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