He is the 137th Military governor of Paris (French: Gouverneur militaire de Paris) from 1 August 2012 until 31 July 2015. he was admitted to Saint-Cyr in 1975, promotion « Captain Henri Guilleminot » (French: Henri Guilleminot).

Nominated as a lieutenant in 1978 at the end of the Infantry Application School, he served first in the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 8e RPIMa until 1981, in quality as a section (platoon) chief (French: chef de section) of High Altitude Operational Operator (French: Chuteur Opérationnel).

He joined then the 23rd Marine Infantry Battalion (French: 23e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine) of Dakar as a section (platoon) chief then assistant (French: adjoint) officer of the infantry company.

Designated as a lieutenant-colonel, he joined from 1993 to 1995, the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 1er RPIMa as an operations bureau chief.

Two years later, he assumed command of the Infantry Application School then was nominated to Général de division in 2008.