This is a list of government security police and

bodyguard A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects an very important person, important person or group of people, such as high-ranking public offic ...

organizations.

Albania

Republican Guard (Albania) The Republican Guard () is a paramilitary Government of albania, government agency of Albania mandated by law to protect high-ranking state officials, including the President of Albania, as well as certain national properties, high-ranking foreign ...

Australia

Australian Federal Police The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal Federal police, federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government responsible for investigating Crime in Australia, crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth ...

Austria

* Bundeskriminalamt * Bundespolizei * EKO Cobra

Bangladesh

* Special Security Force * President Guard Regiment * Special Security and Protection Battalion ** Armed Police Battalion * Special Branch * Bangladesh Ansar

Belarus

* Belarusian Presidential Security Service

Brazil

* Institutional Security Bureau

Bulgaria

* National Protection Service

Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; , GRC) is the Law enforcement in Canada, national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 Provinces and terri ...

* Parliamentary Protective Service * Alberta Sheriffs Branch * High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador * Canadian Forces Military Police *Ministry of Public Security (Quebec)

Chile

* Palace Guard and Presidential Escort of Carabineros de Chile

China

Central Security Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

(中共中央办公厅警卫局) * (Defunct) *

Taiwan

* Special Service Command Center, National Security Bureau (特種勤務指揮中心)

Hong Kong

* VIP Protection Unit (要員保護組)

Cyprus

* Presidential Guard Unit

Czech Republic

* Útvar pro ochranu prezidenta České republiky * Ochranná služba Policie České republiky

Denmark

* Royal Life Guards * Politiets Efterretningstjeneste

Finland

* Dignitary Protection Service, Helsinki Police Department

France

* Groupe de sécurité de la présidence de la République * Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités * French Republican Guard

Georgia

* Special State Protection Service

Germany

* Bundespolizei ** GSG 9 *

Landespolizei ; ) is a term used to refer to the state police of any of the states of Germany. History The of today can trace its origins to the late 19th century, when Germany united into a single country in 1871, under Otto von Bismarck. Various ...

* Bundeskriminalamt ** '' Sicherungsgruppe (SG)'' *** Missions Abroad and Special Operations Unit

Greece

* Evzones Presidential Guard * Hellenic Police

Hungary

* Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK – ''Terrorelhárítási Központ'') * '' Készenléti Rendőrség'' (Operational Police)

India

* Special Protection Group * National Security Guard * President's Bodyguard

Indonesia

* Presidential Security Force (Paspampres)

Ireland

Garda Síochána (; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (; "Guardians") or "the Guards". The service is headed by the Garda Commissio ...

Crime & Security Branch (CSB) ** Special Detective Unit (SDU) ** Emergency Response Unit (ERU) * Defence Forces

Army Ranger Wing The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) (, "''SFA''") is the special forces, special operations force of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces, the military of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is a branch of the Irish Army, it also selects pers ...

(ARW)

Israel

* Knesset Guard *

Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA; , (GSS); ), better known by the Hebrew acronyms, acronyms Shabak (; ; ) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of , "Security Service"), is Israel's internal Security agency, security service. Its motto is "''Magen ...

Italy

* Corazzieri

Japan

Imperial Guard of Japan The Imperial Guard of Japan has been two separate organizations dedicated to the protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and other imperial properties. The first was the , a quasi-independent elite branch of the Imperial ...

* Security Police, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

Malaysia

* Special Actions Unit

Monaco

*'' Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince''

Nigeria

* State Security Service

Norway

* Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (HMKG) (His Majesty The King's Guard) * Den Kongelige Politieskorte (The Royal Police Escort) *

Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste The Norwegian Police Security Service (, ) is the police security agency of Norway. The agency was previously known as ''POT'' (' or Police Surveillance Agency), the name change was decided by the Storting, Parliament of Norway on 2 June 2001. ...

(PST)

Netherlands

* Grenadiers' and Rifles Guard Regiment * Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene * National Expertise and Operations Unit, National Police Corps

New Zealand

* Diplomatic Protection Squad

North Korea

* Supreme Guard Command () * Ministry of State Security (Partially)

Philippines

Senate of the Philippines The Senate of the Philippines () is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives as the lower house. The ...

**Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms **Security Enforcement Service *

Armed Forces of the Philippines The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) () are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Philippine Army, Army, the Philippine Air Force, Air Force, and the Philippine Navy, Navy (including the P ...

** Presidential Security Group ** Philippine Marine Corps *** Marine Security and Escort Group *

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police (PNP; ) is the national police force of the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currently, it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a pop ...

** Police Security and Protection Group

Poland

* Służba Ochrony Państwa * Żandarmeria Wojskowa

Portugal

Public Security Police In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociology, sociological concept of the ''Öf ...

Romania

* Serviciul de Protecţie şi Pază

Russia

* Federal Protective Service * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) * GRU * Federal Security Service (Russia)

Serbia

Police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...

**Unit for the Protection of the Important Persons and Residences *

Military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...

** MP Special Operations Detachment "Cobras"

Singapore

* Police Security Command

Slovenia

* Slovenian Police – Security and Protection Office

Sri Lanka

* Sri Lanka Army ** President's Guard ** Commando Regiment * Sri Lanka Police Service ** President's Security Division ** Prime Minister's Security Division ** Special Task Force

South Korea

* Presidential Security Service () ** Defense Communication Command () *** 90th Communication Group ** Defense Counterintelligence Command *** 828th Guards Brigade ** Ministry of National Defense Service Support Group () *** Military Police Battalion ** Capital Defense Command () *** 33rd Military Police Guards Brigade *** 55th Security Group ** Republic of Korea Navy *** "Cheonghae" Brigade **

Republic of Korea Air Force The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF; ), also known as the ROK Air Force or South Korean Air Force, is the Air force, aerial and Space force, space warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the Ministry of National Defense (South K ...

*** 35th Flight Group ** National Police Agency (South Korea) *** 101st Security Group *** 202nd Security Group *** 22nd Police Guards Brigade ** National Fire Agency (South Korea) *** Presidential Security Fire Brigade

Spain

* Spanish Royal Guard * Department of Security of the Presidency of the Government

Sweden

* Life Guards * SÄPO (Säkerhetspolisen)

Thailand

*Armed Forces Security Center (AFSC) – Personal protective security for the royal family, members of the Royal Thai Government VIPs, and Thai Military VIPs. * King's Guard – Ceremonial distinction given to various units in the Royal Thai Armed Forces and protective security to members royal family. * National Intelligence Agency (NIA) – Maintaining civil security for civil government agencies and provides members of the Royal Thai Government protective security. * Royal Security Command (RSC) – Militarized royal guards under the Monarchy of Thailand and provides personal protective security to the royal family. * Special Branch Bureau (SBB) – Personal protective security to members royal family, members of the Royal Thai Government VIPs, and members of foreign governments VIPs visiting Thailand.

Turkey

* General Directorate of Security ** Police Counter Attack Team * Presidential Guard Regiment

Ukraine

State Security Administration (Ukraine) Administration of State Guard of Ukraine () is a law enforcement agency in Ukraine that is subordinated to the President of Ukraine and under control of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament). Objectives * providing a state guard to ...

United Kingdom

Household Division The Household Division forms a part of the British Army's London District (British Army), London District and is made up of five regiments of foot guards#United Kingdom, foot guards and two Household Cavalry regiments. The division is responsible f ...

* Civil Nuclear Constabulary * Metropolitan Police Service **

Protection Command The Protection Command is one of the commands within the Specialist Operations directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The command specialises in protective security and has two branches: Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP), pr ...

* Ministry of Defence Police * Northern Ireland Security Guard Service * Royal Military Police Close Protection Unit * Police Scotland

United States

Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior, home, or public security ministries in other countries. Its missions invol ...

** Secret Service ** Federal Air Marshal Service ** Federal Protective Service ** Coast Guard Investigative Service * Department of State **

Diplomatic Security Service The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the principal Specialist law enforcement agency, law enforcement and security agency of the United States Department of State (DOS). Its primary mission is to protect diplomatic assets, personnel, and info ...

(DSS) * Department of Justice ** Marshals Service ** FBI Police * Department of Defense ** Air Force Office of Special Investigations ** Army Criminal Investigation Command **

Defense Criminal Investigative Service The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the Criminal investigation, criminal investigative arm of the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. Background On ...

** Naval Criminal Investigative Service ** Pentagon Force Protection Agency * Department of the Treasury ** Mint Police * Department of Veterans Affairs ** Veterans Affairs Police *

Department of the Interior The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources. It also administers programs relatin ...

** Park Police ** National Zoological Park Police *''

United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the executive branch of the federal governmen ...

'' ** Postal Inspection Service * Seal of the United States Congress

Congress of the United States The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Representatives, and an upper body, the U.S. Senate. They both ...

** Capitol Police *''other'' ** District of Columbia Protective Services Division ** Amtrak Police ** Supreme Court Police

Vatican

Swiss Guard The Pontifical Swiss Guard,; ; ; ; , %5BCorps of the Pontifical Swiss Guard%5D. ''vatican.va'' (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2022. also known as the Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard,Swiss Guards , History, Vatican, Uniform, Require ...

Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (; ) is the gendarmerie, or military police and security force, of Vatican City, Holy See and extraterritorial properties of the Holy See, its extraterritorial properties. It was founded in 1816 as Cor ...

Vietnam

Ministry of Public Security Ministry of Public Security can refer to: * Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil) * Ministry of Public Security of Burundi * Ministry of Public Security (Chile) * Ministry of Public Security (China) * Ministry of Public Security of Co ...

(Bộ Công an) - High Command of Protective Guard of Vietnam (Bộ Tư lệnh Cảnh vệ Việt Nam)

Historical

Roman Empire

Praetorian Guard The Praetorian Guard (Latin language, Latin: ''cohortes praetoriae'') was the imperial guard of the Imperial Roman army that served various roles for the Roman emperor including being a bodyguard unit, counterintelligence, crowd control and ga ...

* Jovians and Herculians

Byzantine Empire

Varangian Guard The Varangian Guard () was an elite unit of the Byzantine army from the tenth to the fourteenth century who served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine emperors. The Varangian Guard was known for being primarily composed of recruits from Nort ...

Tsarist Bulgaria

* Life Guards

Ottoman Empire

Janissaries A janissary (, , ) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops. They were the first modern standing army, and perhaps the first infantry force in the world to be equipped with firearms, adopted du ...

Ethiopian Empire

* "Kebur Zabagna" Imperial Guards

Egypt

* Ghilman

First French Empire

* Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)

Second French Empire

* Imperial Guard (Napoleon III)

Nazi Germany

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (; ; SS; also stylised with SS runes as ''ᛋᛋ'') was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It beg ...

(SS)

Hungary

* Until 1 July 2012 * BM Kormányőrség from 1957 to 1990 * Magyar Királyi Testõrség from 1920 to 1945

Austria-Hungary

* Magyar Királyi Darabont Testőrség from 1904 to 1918 * cs. kir. csendőr-testőrség (Leibgarde-Gendarmerie) 1850–1918 * Magyar Királyi Nemes Testőrség from 1760 to 1850

Iraq

* Iraqi Special Security Organization

Edo Japan

* Shinsengumi

Imperial Japan

* "Konoe Shidan" Imperial Guards (近衛師団)

Achaemenid Empire

* Persian Immortals

Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty

* Iranian Imperial Guard

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

* Gwardia Piesza Koronna

Kingdom of Laos

* Royal Lao Army, Laotian Royal Guard * Royal Lao Police, Laotian Gendarmerie * Royal Lao Police; Directorate of National Coordination, 1st Special Mobile Group (Groupement Mobile Speciale 1 – GMS 1)

Second Polish Republic

* Kompania Zamkowa 1926–1939

Poland

* Biuro Ochrony Rządu 1956–2018

Tsarist Russia

* Russian Imperial Guard

Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia

* Royal Serbian/Yugoslav Guards

Great Britain

* Royal Horse Guards

Kingdom of Romania

* 1st Royal Guard "Vânători" Battalion

Republic of Vietnam

* Presidential Guard * Republic of Vietnam National Police VIP Protection Service

References

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Albania

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

China

Taiwan

Hong Kong

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Monaco

Nigeria

Norway

Netherlands

New Zealand

North Korea

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovenia

Sri Lanka

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Thailand

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Vatican

Vietnam

Historical

Roman Empire

Byzantine Empire

Tsarist Bulgaria

Ottoman Empire

Ethiopian Empire

Egypt

First French Empire

Second French Empire

Nazi Germany

Hungary

Austria-Hungary

Iraq

Edo Japan

Imperial Japan

Achaemenid Empire

Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Kingdom of Laos

Second Polish Republic

Poland

Tsarist Russia

Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia

Great Britain

Kingdom of Romania

Republic of Vietnam

See also