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Handover of leadership at the General Inspectorate of the Police
In the presence of the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Léon Gloden, a handover ceremony between Ms. Monique Stirn and Ms. Claudine de la Hamette took place on 26 January 2026 at the General Inspectorate of the Police.
After eleven years at the head of the IGP, Ms. Monique Stirn, the first Inspector General of the Police to come from the judiciary, stepped down from her position on 1 February 2026 to retire. Her tenure was notably marked by the implementation of the law of 18 July 2018, which established the IGP as an autonomous administration with its own staff, as well as by the assignment of new missions and the expansion of existing ones.
As of 1 February 2026, Ms. Claudine de la Hamette, who had until then served as leading investigating judge at the District Court of Diekirch, took over as head of the police oversight body.
The appointment of Ms. Claudine de la Hamette marks a new stage in the renewal of the leadership of the General Inspectorate of the Police, initiated following the retirement of Deputy Inspector General Vincent Fally, a founding member of the oversight body, on 1 August 2025. Since that date, the position of Deputy Inspector General has been held by Mr. Patrick Even, former Director of the Capital Region of the Grand Ducal Police.