Jürgen Stock (born 4 October 1959) is a German police officer and academic. He served as secretary general of

Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime cont ...

from November 7, 2014 to November 7, 2024. Stock joined the Kriminalpolizei in

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in 1978 and stayed on as an officer until 1992. Between 1992 and 1996, he studied criminology at to the University of Giessen.

Biography

Stock was born on 4 October 1959, in Wetzlar, Germany. He joined the Kriminalpolizei in

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. Stock became President of the University of Applied Police Science located in

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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. He is also an Honorary Professor of Law and

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at the University of Giessen.

Interpol

Since 2005, Stock has worked for

. He was Vice President of Europe at the organisation between 2007 and 2010. 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. He was elected for a five-year term. In October 2019, he was re-elected for a second five-year term.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stock, Jurgen 1959 births Living people People from Wetzlar German police officers Interpol officials University of Giessen alumni