The President of Interpol (French: Président d'Interpol) is the governing head of Interpol. The current president is Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, who was elected in November 2021. The president is tasked with presiding and directing the discussions at meetings of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee.[1]
President of Interpol | |
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Président d'Interpol | |
since 25 November 2021 | |
Interpol | |
Member of | INTERPOL Executive Committee INTERPOL General Assembly |
Seat | Lyon, France |
Appointer | General Assembly |
Term length | 4 years, non-extendable |
Constituting instrument | ICPO-INTERPOL Constitution and General Regulations |
Formation | 7 September 1923 (as presidents of the ICPC) 1956 (as presidents of INTERPOL) |
First holder | Johann Schober (ICPC) Agostinho Lourenço (INTERPOL) |
Deputy | Vice-presidents |
Salary | Unpaid |
Website | Official website |
List of officeholders
editDuring World War II, most member states withdrew their support,[2] as a result, Nazi German presidents are not officially recognized.[3]
No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Country | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
President of the ICPC | |||||||
1 | Johann Schober (1874–1932) |
7 September 1923 | 1932 | 8–9 years | Austria | [3] | |
2 | Franz Brandl (1875–1953) |
1932 | 1934 | 1–2 years | Austria | [3] | |
3 | Eugen Seydel (1879–1958) |
1934 | 1935 | 0–1 years | Austria | [3] | |
4 | Michael Skubl (1877–1964) |
1935 | 1938 | 2–3 years | Austria | [3] | |
5 | Otto Steinhäusl (1879–1940) |
April 1938 | 20 June 1940 † | 2 years | Nazi Germany | ||
6 | Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) |
24 August 1940 | 4 June 1942 † | 1 year | Nazi Germany | ||
7 | Arthur Nebe (1894–1945) |
June 1942 | June 1943 | 1 year | Nazi Germany | ||
8 | Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903–1946) |
June 1943 | 12 May 1945 | 1 year | Nazi Germany | ||
9 | Florent Louwage | 1945 | 1956 | 10–11 years | Belgium | [3] | |
President of the INTERPOL | |||||||
10 | Agostinho Lourenço (1886–1964) |
1956 | 1960 | 3–4 years | Portugal | [3] | |
11 | Sir Richard Jackson (1902–1975) |
1960 | 1963 | 2–3 years | UK | [3] | |
12 | Fjalar Jarva (1910–1978) |
1963 | 1964 | 0–1 years | Finland | [3] | |
13 | Firmin Franssen | 1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years | Belgium | [3] | |
14 | Paul Dickopf (1910–1973) |
1968 | 1972 | 3–4 years | West Germany | [3] | |
15 | William Higgitt (1917–1989) |
1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | Canada | [3] | |
16 | Carl Persson (1919–2014) |
1976 | 1980 | 3–4 years | Sweden | [3] | |
17 | Jolly Bugarin (?–2002) |
1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | Philippines | [3] | |
18 | John Simpson (1932–2017) |
1984 | 1988 | 3–4 years | USA | [3] | |
19 | Ivan Barbot (1937–?) |
1988 | 1992 | 3–4 years | France | [3] | |
20 | Norman Inkster (born 1938) |
1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years | Canada | [3] | |
21 | Björn Eriksson (born 1945) |
1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | Sweden | [3] | |
22 | Toshinori Kanemoto | 1996 | 2000 | 3–4 years | Japan | [3] | |
24 | Jesús Espigares Mira (born 1946) |
2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years | Spain | [3] | |
25 | Jackie Selebi (1950–2015) |
2004 | 13 January 2008 | 3–4 years | South Africa | [3][4] | |
— | Arturo Herrera Verdugo (born 1951) Acting |
13 January 2008 | 9 October 2008 | 270 days | Chile | ||
26 | Khoo Boon Hui (born 1954) |
9 October 2008 | November 2012 | 4 years | Singapore | [3] | |
27 | Mireille Ballestrazzi (born 1954) |
November 2012 | November 2016 | 4 years | France | [3] | |
28 | Meng Hongwei (born 1953) |
10 November 2016 | 7 October 2018 | 1 year, 10 months | China | [3] | |
— | Kim Jong Yang (born 1961) |
7 October 2018 | 20 November 2018 | 44 days | South Korea | ||
29 | 21 November 2018 | 24 November 2021 | 3 years, 3 days | ||||
30 | Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi | 25 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 268 days | United Arab Emirates |
References
edit- ^ "President". interpol.int. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Interpol: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Fair Trials International. November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Names, dates and nationalities of INTERPOL's former presidents since 1923". interpol.int. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Trevelyan, Mark (13 January 2008). "Selebi quits as Interpol president". reuters.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.