President of Interpol

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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]

Member ofINTERPOL Executive Committee
INTERPOL General Assembly
SeatLyon, France
AppointerGeneral Assembly
Term length4 years,
non-extendable
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President of Interpol
Président d'Interpol
since 27 November 2025
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
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List of officeholders

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

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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  Austria [3]
2 Franz Brandl [de]
(1875–1953)		 1932 1934 1–2 years  Austria [3]
3 Eugen Seydel
(1879–1958)		 1934 1935 0–1 years  Austria [3]
4 Michael Skubl [de]
(1877–1964)		 1935 1938 2–3 years  Austria [3]
5 Otto Steinhäusl
(1879–1940)		 April 1938 20 June 1940 † 2 years Nazi Germany
6 Reinhard Heydrich
(1904–1942)		 24 August 1940 4 June 1942 † 1 year Nazi Germany
7 Arthur Nebe
(1894–1945)		 June 1942 January 1943 7 months Nazi Germany
8 Ernst Kaltenbrunner
(1903–1946)		 January 1943 12 May 1945 2 years Nazi Germany [4]
9 Florent Louwage 1945 1956 10–11 years Belgium [3]
President of the INTERPOL
10 Agostinho Lourenço
(1886–1964)		 1956 1960 3–4 years  Portugal [3]
11 Sir Richard Jackson
(1902–1975)		 1960 1963 2–3 years United Kingdom [3]
12 Fjalar Jarva [fi]
(1910–1978)		 1963 1964 0–1 years Finland [3]
13 Firmin Franssen 1964 1968 3–4 years Belgium [3]
14 Paul Dickopf
(1910–1973)		 1968 1972 3–4 years West Germany [3]
15 William Higgitt
(1917–1989)		 1972 1976 3–4 years Canada [3]
16 Carl Persson
(1919–2014)		 1976 1980 3–4 years Sweden [3]
17 Jolly Bugarin
(?–2002)		 1980 1984 3–4 years Philippines [3]
18 John Simpson
(1932–2017)		 1984 1988 3–4 years United States [3]
19 Ivan Barbot
(1937–?)		 1988 1992 3–4 years France [3]
20 Norman Inkster
(born 1938)		 1992 1994 1–2 years Canada [3]
21 Björn Eriksson
(born 1945)		 1994 1996 1–2 years Sweden [3]
22 Toshinori Kanemoto 1996 2000 3–4 years Japan [3]
23 Jesús Espigares Mira [es]
(born 1946)		 2000 2004 3–4 years Spain [3]
24 Jackie Selebi
(1950–2015)		 2004 13 January 2008 3–4 years South Africa [3][5]
— Arturo Herrera Verdugo [es]
(born 1951)
Acting		 13 January 2008 9 October 2008 270 days Chile
25 Khoo Boon Hui
(born 1954)		 9 October 2008 November 2012 4 years Singapore [3]
26 Mireille Ballestrazzi
(born 1954)		 November 2012 November 2016 4 years France [3]
27 Meng Hongwei
(born 1953)		 10 November 2016 7 October 2018 1 year, 10 months China [3]
— Kim Jong Yang
(born 1961)		 7 October 2018 20 November 2018 44 days South Korea
28 21 November 2018 24 November 2021 3 years, 3 days
29 Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi 25 November 2021 27 November 2025 4 years, 2 days United Arab Emirates
30 Lucas Philippe 27 November 2025 Incumbent 3 months and 17 days France
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