Éric Dupond-Moretti (born 20 April 1961) is a French-Italian lawyer and politician who was appointed Minister of Justice in 2020 by during Emmanuel Macron's presidency.

As a criminal defence lawyer, he is renowned for his number of acquittals which earned him the nickname "Acquitator",[1] some of the controversial figures he defended, as well as his outspoken personality.

[10] Notable clients have included aid group Zoé's Ark, Jérôme Kerviel[11] and Julian Assange,[12] but also Patrick Balkany, Karim Benzema, Georges Tron and the brother of terrorist Mohammed Merah.

In 2021 Dupond-Moretti succedefended a bill in front of the French Parliament in order to strengthen the severity of the sentencing process, stating the judiciary response to minor offenses was "too weak to be effective".

[19][20] In late 2022, Dupond-Moretti's position as Minister of Justice came under scrutiny amid the Lola affair, which saw a teenager murdered in Paris by an Algerian illegal immigrant.

[23] In August 2020, Dupond-Moretti signed a preface to a book written by head of the national federation of hunters Willy Schraen, in which he mocked "environment ayatollahs".