Secretary General of Interpol

Secretary General of Interpol is the chief administrative officer and the highest official of the Interpol. It conducts administrative tasks at the General Secretariat and is responsible for the implementation of the decisions made by the General Assembly and executive committee.

Secretary General of Interpol
Incumbent
Germany Jürgen Stock
since 7 November 2014
General Secretariat
StyleMr. Noble
TypeChief administrative officer
StatusActive
Member ofGeneral Secretariat
NominatorInterpol General Assembly
AppointerGeneral Assembly
Term lengthFive years
renewable once
First holderOskar Dressler (1923–1946)
Websitewww.interpol.int

The post of Interpol's secretary general is proposed by the executive committee while the General Assembly is responsible for the appointment. It is generally appointed for a term of five years and may be re-appointed only once. Its role is principally regulated by the Articles 28–30. A secretary general is also responsible for policymaking under the General Secretariat's framework. It coordinates with the member states chiefs working in concerned department and organisations.[1]

History

Secretary general was created in 1932 under the Article 5. Prior its inception, the organisation was headed by a secretary than a secretary general. Oskar Dressler became the first secretary of the Interpol and he was later appointed as secretary general after the post was created in 1932. Dressler served as a secretary general of the organisation from 1932 to 1946.[2]

List of officeholders

Secretaries general since organization's inception in 1923.[2]

No. Portrait Secretary-generalTook officeLeft officeTime in officeNationality
1
Oskar Dressler
Dressler, OskarOskar Dressler
(1878–1959)		7 September 1923[lower-alpha 1]June 194622 years, 7 monthsAustria Austria
2
Louis Ducloux
Ducloux, LouisLouis Ducloux
(1883–1956)		June 1946June 19515 yearsFrance France
3
Marcel Sicot
Sicot, MarcelMarcel Sicot
(1898–1981)		June 1951August 196312 years, 2 monthsFrance France
4
Jean Népote
Népote, JeanJean Népote
(1915–1986)		August 196326 October 197815 years, 2 monthsFrance France
5
André Bossard
Bossard, AndréAndré Bossard
(born 1926)		October 1978October 19857 yearsFrance France
6
Raymond Kendall
Kendall, RaymondRaymond Kendall
(born 1933)		October 19852 October 200015 yearsUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
7
Ronald Noble
Noble, RonaldRonald Noble
(born 1956)		3 November 20007 November 201414 yearsUnited States United States
8
Jürgen Stock
Stock, JürgenJürgen Stock
(born 1959)		7 November 2014Incumbent8 years, 11 monthsGermany Germany

See also

Notes
  1. Secretary to the International Police Congress (September 1923–October 1932)

References
  1. "Secretary General". INTERPOL. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. "Former Secretaries General". interpol.int. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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