Matthieu Valet (French pronunciation: [matjø valɛ]; born 4 January 1986) is a French police officer and politician of the National Rally (RN) who was elected a member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2024.[1]
Career
Valet was born grew up in Lille.[2] A former police officer, he served in Val-d’Oise, Seine-Saint-Denis and Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2018 he was promoted to the rank of commissaire de police. He was deputy chief of the Brigade anti-criminalité in Val-de-Marne during the 2023 Nahel Merzouk riots. Prior to his political career, he appeared in media as spokesperson of the Independent Union of Police Commissioners.[3]
Before joining the National Rally, Valet sought to run for Renaissance in the 2022 legislative election, and was offered a candidacy in several constituencies, finally declining to run. He was elected to the European Parliament in 2024 on the National Rally list led by Jordan Bardella.[4]
In 2025 he announced his candidacy for mayor of Lille in 2026.[5]
References
- ^ “Drôme : Pierre Jouvet, maire PS de Saint-Vallier, est élu député européen” (in French). France Bleu. 9 June 2024.
- ^ “Accueil | Matthieu VALET | Députés | Parlement européen”. www.europarl.europa.eu (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ “Matthieu Valet, le policier du RN”. Le Point (in French). 10 April 2024.
- ^ “INFO RTL – Quand un eurodéputé RN négociait une investiture… avec le camp Macron” (in French). RTL. 14 June 2024.
- ^ Quentin Gérard (6 November 2025). “Municipales 2026 : l’eurodéputé RN Matthieu Valet annonce sa candidature à Lille”. Le JDD (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
