Laurent Mérer was born on August 13rd, 1948 from a Breton father originating in Brest and from a northerner mother.

It enters the National marine at twenty years. It carries out all its career until September 2006 there. It reaches highest responsibilities the: Maritime police chief of the Handle and the North Sea, ordering the Naval forces of the Indian Ocean, maritime police chief of the Atlantic, after a course which confers to him an experiment rich and diversified in multiple fields. The vice-admiral of squadron Laurent Mérer is commander of the Légion of honor, officer of the National order of the Merit, officer of the maritime Order of Merit and holder of the Croix of the military Value.

Since its departure of the National marine, it is devoted to the writing and engages politically. He is candidate with the French legislative elections of 2007 in the third district of the Finistere (Brest Rural) under the label of the democratic Mouvement.

Career

Some dates of its professional path.

• 1968: entry with the Naval college.
• 1984: professor of naval strategy as a Popular republic of China.
• 1988: ordering sloop-escort ship Doudard de Lagrée of the maritime forces of the Indian Ocean.
• 1996: listener with the Institute of the high studies of national defense and with the Center of the high military studies.
• 1997: named with the cabinet of the Prime Minister.
• 2000: Maritime police chief of the English Channel and the North Sea, ordering the maritime zone of the English Channel and the North Sea.
• 2001: ordering maritime zone of the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN).
• 2004: ordering Atlantic maritime zone, ordering the Atlantic maritime area, and Maritime police chief of the Atlantic.