President of Interpol

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President of Interpol
Président d'Interpol
since 25 November 2021
Interpol
Member ofINTERPOL Executive Committee
INTERPOL General Assembly
SeatLyon, France
AppointerGeneral Assembly
Term length4 years,
non-extendable
Constituting instrumentICPO-INTERPOL Constitution and General Regulations
Formation7 September 1923 (as presidents of the ICPC)
1956 (as presidents of INTERPOL)
First holderJohann Schober (ICPC)
Agostinho Lourenço (INTERPOL)
DeputyVice-presidents
SalaryUnpaid
WebsiteOfficial website

The President of Interpol (French: Président d'Interpol) is the governing head of Interpol. The current president is Lucas Philippe, who was elected in November 2025. The president is tasked with presiding and directing the discussions at meetings of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee.[1]

List of officeholders

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During World War II, most member states withdrew their support;[2] as a result, Nazi German presidents are not officially recognized.[3]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Country Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the ICPC
1 Johann Schober
(1874–1932) 		7 September 1923 1932 8–9 years Error creating thumbnail:  Austria [3]
2 File:Brandl-franz-oberhummer-die-angehoerigen-der-wiener-polizeidirektion-wien1939-tafelXX.jpg Franz Brandl (de)
(1875–1953) 		1932 1934 1–2 years Error creating thumbnail:  Austria [3]
3 File:Seydel-eugen-oberhummer-die-angehoerigen-der-wiener-polizeidirektion-wien1939-tafelXXI.jpg Eugen Seydel
(1879–1958) 		1934 1935 0–1 years Error creating thumbnail:  Austria [3]
4 File:Edward VIII Windsor, Michael Skubl, Eugeniusz Hinterhoff (1936).jpg Michael Skubl (de)
(1877–1964) 		1935 1938 2–3 years Error creating thumbnail:  Austria [3]
5 File:Steinhaeusl-ott-oberhummer-die-angehoerigen-der-wiener-polizeidirektion-wien1939-vorsatz.jpg Otto Steinhäusl
(1879–1940) 		April 1938 20 June 1940 † 2 years File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany
6 File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-054-16, Reinhard Heydrich.jpg Reinhard Heydrich
(1904–1942) 		24 August 1940 4 June 1942 † 1 year File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany
7 File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101III-Alber-096-34, Arthur Nebe.jpg Arthur Nebe
(1894–1945) 		June 1942 January 1943 7 months File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany
8 File:Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1943).jpg Ernst Kaltenbrunner
(1903–1946) 		January 1943 12 May 1945 2 years File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany [4]
9 File:No image.png Florent Louwage 1945 1956 10–11 years File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium [3]
President of the INTERPOL
10 File:No image.png Agostinho Lourenço
(1886–1964) 		1956 1960 3–4 years File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal [3]
11 File:No image.png Sir Richard Jackson
(1902–1975) 		1960 1963 2–3 years File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [3]
12 File:Fjalar-Jarva-1965 (cropped).jpg Fjalar Jarva (fi)
(1910–1978) 		1963 1964 0–1 years Finland [3]
13 File:No image.png Firmin Franssen 1964 1968 3–4 years File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium [3]
14 File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2007-0205, Paulinus Dickopf.jpg Paul Dickopf
(1910–1973) 		1968 1972 3–4 years File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany [3]
15 File:William Leonard Higgitt.jpg William Higgitt
(1917–1989) 		1972 1976 3–4 years File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [3]
16 File:C Persson, P-G Vinge och L Ringberg 1965 (cropped).jpg Carl Persson
(1919–2014) 		1976 1980 3–4 years File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [3]
17 File:No image.png Jolly Bugarin
(?–2002) 		1980 1984 3–4 years File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines [3]
18 File:John R. Simpson (cropped).jpg John Simpson
(1932–2017) 		1984 1988 3–4 years File:Flag of the United States.svg United States [3]
19 File:No image.png Ivan Barbot
(1937–?) 		1988 1992 3–4 years France [3]
20 File:No image.png Norman Inkster
(born 1938) 		1992 1994 1–2 years File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [3]
21 File:Björn Eriksson.jpg Björn Eriksson
(born 1945) 		1994 1996 1–2 years File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [3]
22 File:No image.png Toshinori Kanemoto 1996 2000 3–4 years File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan [3]
23 File:No image.png Jesús Espigares Mira (es)
(born 1946) 		2000 2004 3–4 years Spain [3]
24 File:No image.png Jackie Selebi
(1950–2015) 		2004 13 January 2008 3–4 years File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa [3][5]
— File:No image.png Arturo Herrera Verdugo (es)
(born 1951)
Acting 		13 January 2008 9 October 2008 270 days File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
25 File:No image.png Khoo Boon Hui
(born 1954) 		9 October 2008 November 2012 4 years File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore [3]
26 File:Mireille Ballestrazzi Interpol, Colombia (10410710804) (cropped).jpg Mireille Ballestrazzi
(born 1954) 		November 2012 November 2016 4 years France [3]
27 File:Meng Hongwei.jpg Meng Hongwei
(born 1953) 		10 November 2016 7 October 2018 1 year, 10 months File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [3]
— File:No image.png Kim Jong Yang
(born 1961) 		7 October 2018 20 November 2018 44 days File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
28 21 November 2018 24 November 2021 3 years, 3 days
29 Error creating thumbnail: Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi 25 November 2021 27 November 2025 4 years, 2 days File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
30 Lucas Philippe 27 November 2025 Incumbent 5 months and 21 days France

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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  4. ^ https://www.bmi.gv.at/magazin/2024_01_02/01_100_Jahre_Interpol.aspx
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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