Which medals reward the professional merit of public officials?
Verified 07 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Most public officials do not have access to the medal of honor for work. There is only one exception: contract workers from the Department of Labor.
The professional merit of public officials is recognized by other medals specific to their profession or field of activity.
Occupations | Medal |
|---|---|
SNCF Agent | Railway Medal of Honor |
Police Officer | National Police Medal of Honor |
Municipal employee | |
Factor | Medal of Honor for Posts and Telecommunications |
Prison supervisor | Prison Medal of Honor |
Clerk | Medal of Honor for Judicial Services |
Teacher | Academic Palms |
Firefighter | |
Facilitator, sports educator | Youth and Sports Medal |
Counselor of Social and Family Economics | Medal of Honor for Health and Social Affairs |
Civil Aviation | Aeronautics and Air Transport Medal of Honor |
Defense civilian personnel | Medal of Honor for Civilian Personnel Reporting to the Ministry of Defense |
Staff of the territorial administration of the State | State territorial administration medal |
Personnel of the Ministry of the Interior and any other voluntary or voluntary personnel working in the field of internal security | Homeland Security Medal |
The information provided in the table above is not exhaustive. Only the most frequently awarded medals appear.
FYI
The award of the Medal of Honor for Health and Social Affairs is currently suspended. However, persons who justify services with eminent or distinguished merit may be offered to a national order (Legion of Honor or national order of merit).
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