Ronald K. Noble (United States)
Secretary General 2000-2014
First elected on 3 November 2000, Mr Noble was re-elected in 2005 and 2010 before stepping down from the post on 7 November 2014.
During his tenure at INTERPOL, Mr Noble prioritized connecting all member countries through a secure communications system, modernizing INTERPOL’s tools and services, providing round-the-clock assistance and operational support to member countries, and strengthening INTERPOL’s response to terrorism in the wake of the September 11 attacks in the US which marked a new era in global terrorism.
Prior to serving as INTERPOL's Secretary General, Mr Noble oversaw four of the US’s largest law enforcement agencies, including the US Secret Service, the US Customs Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division. He is a fully tenured Professor at New York University.
Raymond Kendall (United Kingdom)
Secretary General 1985-2000
André Bossard (France)
Secretary General 1978-1985
Jean Népote (France)
Secretary General 1963-1978
Marcel Sicot (France)
Secretary General 1951-1963
Louis Ducloux (France)
Secretary General 1946-1951
Louis Ducloux was Secretary General of the International Criminal Police Commission, the precursor to INTERPOL.
Oskar Dressler (Austria)
Secretary General 1932-1946
Oskar Dressler was originally appointed Secretary to the International Police Congress in 1923. He continued in this position until appointed to a new post of Secretary General, created by Article 5 of the revised statutes of 1932.