Matthieu Valet MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
Constituency	France
Personal details
Born	4 January 1986 (1986-01-04) (age 40) Lille, France
Party	National Rally (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Identity and Democracy Party
Occupation	Police officer

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 [fr] 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]

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