President of Interpol | |
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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 |
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]
During 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 |
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Johann Schober (1874–1932) |
7 September 1923 | 1932 | 8–9 years |
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2 |
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Franz Brandl (1875–1953) |
1932 | 1934 | 1–2 years |
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[3] |
3 |
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Eugen Seydel (1879–1958) |
1934 | 1935 | 0–1 years |
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[3] |
4 |
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Michael Skubl (1877–1964) |
1935 | 1938 | 2–3 years |
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[3] |
5 |
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Otto Steinhäusl (1879–1940) |
April 1938 | 20 June 1940 † | 2 years |
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6 |
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Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) |
24 August 1940 | 4 June 1942 † | 1 year |
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7 |
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Arthur Nebe (1894–1945) |
June 1942 | June 1943 | 1 year |
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8 |
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903–1946) |
June 1943 | 12 May 1945 | 1 year |
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9 |
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Florent Louwage | 1945 | 1956 | 10–11 years |
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[3] |
President of the INTERPOL | |||||||
10 |
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Agostinho Lourenço (1886–1964) |
1956 | 1960 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
11 |
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Sir Richard Jackson (1902–1975) |
1960 | 1963 | 2–3 years |
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[3] |
12 |
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Fjalar Jarva (1910–1978) |
1963 | 1964 | 0–1 years |
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[3] |
13 |
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Firmin Franssen | 1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
14 |
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Paul Dickopf (1910–1973) |
1968 | 1972 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
15 |
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William Higgitt (1917–1989) |
1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
16 |
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Carl Persson (1919–2014) |
1976 | 1980 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
17 |
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Jolly Bugarin (?–2002) |
1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
18 |
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John Simpson (1932–2017) |
1984 | 1988 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
19 |
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Ivan Barbot (1937–?) |
1988 | 1992 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
20 |
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Norman Inkster (born 1938) |
1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years |
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[3] |
21 |
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Björn Eriksson (born 1945) |
1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years |
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[3] |
22 |
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Toshinori Kanemoto | 1996 | 2000 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
24 |
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Jesús Espigares Mira (born 1946) |
2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
25 |
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Jackie Selebi (1950–2015) |
2004 | 13 January 2008 | 3–4 years |
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[3] [4] |
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Arturo Herrera Verdugo (born 1951) Acting |
13 January 2008 | 9 October 2008 | 270 days |
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26 |
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Khoo Boon Hui (born 1954) |
9 October 2008 | November 2012 | 4 years |
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[3] |
27 |
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Mireille Ballestrazzi (born 1954) |
November 2012 | November 2016 | 4 years |
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[3] |
28 |
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Meng Hongwei (born 1953) |
10 November 2016 | 7 October 2018 | 1 year, 10 months |
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[3] |
— |
Kim Jong Yang (born 1961) |
7 October 2018 | 20 November 2018 | 44 days |
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29 | 21 November 2018 | 24 November 2021 | 3 years, 3 days | ||||
30 |
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Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi | 25 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 228 days |
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President of Interpol | |
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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 |
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]
During 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 |
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Johann Schober (1874–1932) |
7 September 1923 | 1932 | 8–9 years |
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[3] |
2 |
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Franz Brandl (1875–1953) |
1932 | 1934 | 1–2 years |
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[3] |
3 |
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Eugen Seydel (1879–1958) |
1934 | 1935 | 0–1 years |
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[3] |
4 |
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Michael Skubl (1877–1964) |
1935 | 1938 | 2–3 years |
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[3] |
5 |
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Otto Steinhäusl (1879–1940) |
April 1938 | 20 June 1940 † | 2 years |
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6 |
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Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) |
24 August 1940 | 4 June 1942 † | 1 year |
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7 |
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Arthur Nebe (1894–1945) |
June 1942 | June 1943 | 1 year |
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8 |
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903–1946) |
June 1943 | 12 May 1945 | 1 year |
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9 |
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Florent Louwage | 1945 | 1956 | 10–11 years |
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[3] |
President of the INTERPOL | |||||||
10 |
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Agostinho Lourenço (1886–1964) |
1956 | 1960 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
11 |
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Sir Richard Jackson (1902–1975) |
1960 | 1963 | 2–3 years |
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[3] |
12 |
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Fjalar Jarva (1910–1978) |
1963 | 1964 | 0–1 years |
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[3] |
13 |
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Firmin Franssen | 1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
14 |
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Paul Dickopf (1910–1973) |
1968 | 1972 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
15 |
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William Higgitt (1917–1989) |
1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
16 |
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Carl Persson (1919–2014) |
1976 | 1980 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
17 |
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Jolly Bugarin (?–2002) |
1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
18 |
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John Simpson (1932–2017) |
1984 | 1988 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
19 |
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Ivan Barbot (1937–?) |
1988 | 1992 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
20 |
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Norman Inkster (born 1938) |
1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years |
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[3] |
21 |
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Björn Eriksson (born 1945) |
1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years |
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[3] |
22 |
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Toshinori Kanemoto | 1996 | 2000 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
24 |
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Jesús Espigares Mira (born 1946) |
2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years |
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[3] |
25 |
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Jackie Selebi (1950–2015) |
2004 | 13 January 2008 | 3–4 years |
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[3] [4] |
— |
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Arturo Herrera Verdugo (born 1951) Acting |
13 January 2008 | 9 October 2008 | 270 days |
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26 |
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Khoo Boon Hui (born 1954) |
9 October 2008 | November 2012 | 4 years |
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[3] |
27 |
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Mireille Ballestrazzi (born 1954) |
November 2012 | November 2016 | 4 years |
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[3] |
28 |
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Meng Hongwei (born 1953) |
10 November 2016 | 7 October 2018 | 1 year, 10 months |
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[3] |
— |
Kim Jong Yang (born 1961) |
7 October 2018 | 20 November 2018 | 44 days |
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29 | 21 November 2018 | 24 November 2021 | 3 years, 3 days | ||||
30 |
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Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi | 25 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 228 days |
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