Janny Knol (born August 13, 1969, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch senior police officer who has been the
Commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...
(''Korpschef'') of the
Dutch National Police in the rank of First Chief Commissioner (''Eerste Hoofdcommissaris'') since March 2024.
She has worked for the police since 1990.
Education and career
Knol studied at the Meander College in
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...
from 1981 to 1985. She then followed a three-year study in
Social Work
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in the same city. In 1988, Knol started studies at the
Netherlands Police Academy which she graduated from in 1993. Knol started her career in the police at the age of 21 as a police officer in
Deventer
Deventer (; Sallaans dialect, Sallands: ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Salland historical region of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, ...
.
In the early years she was active in various police regions, such as ''IJsselland'', ''Gelderland-Midden'' and ''
Twente
Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...
''. In 1995 she continued her studies in
Legal Sciences at the
Open University
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. Between 2000 and 2010, Knol followed several masters in leadership.
From 2013 to 2019, Knol was commissioner of the Twente district. After this, she worked for two years at the North Netherlands regional police unit as Head of Operations and was deputy chief commissioner of the unit. In her position, Knol was concerned, among other things, with the Intelligence portfolio, such as tackling online crime. In 2022, she became chief commissioner of the Eastern Netherlands regional police unit, succeeding Oscar Dros.
On March 1st, 2024, she succeeded Henk van Essen as Commissioner of the
Dutch National Police. She is the fourth person, and first woman to hold this position.
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Dutch police officers
1969 births
Living people
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