Max-Peter Ratzel
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Preceded byJürgen Storbeck
Succeeded byRob Wainwright
Born1949 (age 76–77)
Dillingen/Saar, Germany
EducationUniversity of Saarbrücken
Max-Peter Ratzel | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of Europol | |
| In office April 16, 2005 – April 16, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Storbeck |
| Succeeded by | Rob Wainwright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) Dillingen/Saar, Germany |
| Education | University of Saarbrücken |
| Profession | Law Enforcement Officer |
| Website | Ratzel Consulting Firm |
Max-Peter Ratzel (born in 1949 in Dillingen/Saar, Germany) is a German law enforcement officer, and a former director of Europol, the European Union law enforcement agency that handles criminal intelligence.
Director Ratzel studied mathematics and physics in the University of Saarbrücken and served in the German Air Force.
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 child pornography, Internet crime, counterfeit money and human trafficking, had over 850 police officers under his supervision.