Jürgen Stock
| Jürgen Stock | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of Interpol | |
|
Assumed office 7 November 2014 | |
| President |
Mireille Balestrazzi Meng Hongwei |
| Preceded by | Ronald Noble |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 October 1959 Wetzlar, Germany |
Jürgen Stock (born 4 October 1959) is a German law enforcement officer and academic. He has served as Secretary General of Interpol since 7 November 2014.
Biography
Stock was born on 4 October 1959 in Wetzlar, Germany.[1] He joined the Kriminalpolizei in Hesse in 1978 and stayed on as an officer until 1992. Between 1992 and 1996 he went to the University of Giessen to occupy himself with scientific research in criminology. In 1996 he worked as a lawyer, before returning to the Bundeskriminalamt to become the deputy head of a unit combating economic crime.[1] Stock became President of the University of Applied Police Science, located in Saxony-Anhalt in 1998. In 2000 he returned once more to the Bundeskriminalamt to head the Institute of Law Enforcement Studies and Training. In 2004 he became Vice President of the Bundeskriminalamt.[1]
Interpol
Since 2005 Stock has worked for Interpol. He was Vice President of Europe at the organisation between 2007 and 2010.[1] On 7 November 2014 he was elected Secretary General of Interpol by the General Assembly, he took over the position from Ronald Noble with immediate effect.[2] He was elected for a five-year term.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Curriculum Vitae Jürgen Stock". Bundeskriminalamt. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Germany’s Jürgen Stock elected new INTERPOL Secretary General". Interpol. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Germany's Jurgen Stock new Interpol chief". SkyNews. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.