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 | |
|---|---|
| Président d'Interpol | |
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | Carl Persson (1919–2014) | 1976 | 1980 | 3–4 years |  Sweden | [3] |
| 17 | | Jolly Bugarin (?–2002) | 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years |  Philippines | [3] |
| 18 | .jpg) | 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 | _(cropped).jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi | 25 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 220 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.
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