Max-Peter Ratzel (born in 1949 in Dillingen/Saar,

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

) is a German law enforcement officer, and a former director of

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, the

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law enforcement agency that handles criminal intelligence.

Education

Director Ratzel studied mathematics and physics in the

University of Saarbrücken Saarland University (, ) is a public research university located in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland. It was founded in 1948 in Homburg in co-operation with France and is organized in six faculties that cover all major f ...

and served in the

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Career

The career of Director Ratzel started in the Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office, Wiesbaden, Germany) in 1976, as the Head of the Organised and General Crime Department. His unit which was specialised in combating

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crime, counterfeit money and

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, had over 850 police officers under his supervision.

Europol

On February 24, 2005, the Justice and Home Affairs Council selected Director Ratzel as the successor of Director Storbeck as the General Director of

. He took up his position on April 16, 2005. In April 2009, he was succeeded by Director Wainwright. After retiring as a civil servant Ratzel founded a security company.

External links

Biography of Director Ratzel from germany-info.org

Director Ratzel in the Scotsman

Director Ratzel in the European Serious Organised Crime Conference

Director Ratzel in the 2011 Conference for Police and Law Enforcement Officers in Canada

Resume of Director Ratzel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratzel, Max-Peter 1949 births Living people Police detectives German police chiefs Executive directors of Europol

Education

Career

Europol

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