Secretary_General_of_Interpol

Secretary General of Interpol

Secretary General of Interpol

Chief administrative officer of Interpol

Secretary General of Interpol is the chief administrative officer and the highest official of the Interpol. It conducts administrative tasks at the General Secretariat and is responsible for the implementation of the decisions made by the General Assembly and executive committee.

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The post of Interpol's secretary general is proposed by the executive committee while the General Assembly is responsible for the appointment. It is generally appointed for a term of five years and may be re-appointed only once. Its role is principally regulated by the Articles 28–30. A secretary general is also responsible for policymaking under the General Secretariat's framework. It coordinates with the member states chiefs working in concerned department and organisations.[1]

History

Secretary general was created in 1932 under the Article 5. Prior its inception, the organisation was headed by a secretary rather than a secretary general. Oskar Dressler became the first secretary of the Interpol and he was later appointed as secretary general after the post was created in 1932. Dressler served as a secretary general of the organisation from 1932 to 1946.[2]

List of officeholders

Secretaries general since organization's inception in 1923.[2]

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See also

Notes

  1. Secretary to the International Police Congress (September 1923–October 1932)

References

  1. [1]
    "Secretary General". INTERPOL. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. [2]
    "Former Secretaries General". interpol.int. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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