Jürgen Stock (born 4 October 1959) is a German police officer and academic. He served as secretary general of Interpol from November 7, 2014 to November 7, 2024. Stock joined the Kriminalpolizei in Hesse in 1978 and stayed on as an officer until 1992. Between 1992 and 1996, he studied criminology at to the University of Giessen.

Jürgen Stock
Stock in 2016
8th Secretary General of Interpol
In office
November 7, 2014 – November 7, 2024
PresidentMireille Balestrazzi
Meng Hongwei
Kim Jong Yang
Preceded byRonald Noble
Succeeded byValdecy Urquiza
Personal details
Born (1959-10-04) 4 October 1959 (age 65)
Wetzlar, West Germany
Alma materUniversity of Giessen

Biography

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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]

He is also an Honorary Professor of Law and Criminology at the University of Giessen.[2]

Interpol

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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.[3] He was elected for a five-year term.[4] In October 2019, he was re-elected for a second five-year term.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae Jürgen Stock". Bundeskriminalamt. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Jürgen Stock / Structure and governance / About INTERPOL / Internet / Home - INTERPOL". www.interpol.int. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ^ "Germany's Jürgen Stock elected new INTERPOL Secretary General". Interpol. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Germany's Jurgen Stock new Interpol chief". SkyNews. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Jürgen Stock appointed for second term as INTERPOL Secretary General". www.interpol.int.
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