Director general (police) explained

Director general is a senior rank in police forces used.

Austria

In the Austrian Federal Police, the rank was the highest of the whole police force. The rank was officially called: Director general of public security (German: Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit)^[1]

Canada

Sûreté du Québec

See main article: Sûreté du Québec. In the hierarchy of Québec Provincial Police, the director general (French: Directeur general) is the highest, and above of Associate director (French: Directeur adjoint).^[2]

Croatia

In Croatian police, the police director general (Croatian: Ravnatelj policije) is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than deputy police director general (Croatian: Zamjenik ravnatelja policije).

France

See main article: Police ranks of France.

French: Police Nationale

In the National Police of France, the director general (French: Directeur général) is the highest-ranking officer.^[3]

India

See main article: article and Director general of police. The director general of police (DGP) is the highest rank in the Indian Police Service. Directors general head various state police forces, union territory police forces, central armed police forces, and central investigative and intelligence agencies in India.

Luxembourg

The director general (French: Directeur général) is the highest Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Police, and it is above (DGs) assistant director general (French: Directeur général adjoint).^[4]

Philippines

In the Philippines, the Philippine National Police formerly used the rank as the highest rank, as defined ^[5] in Republic Act 6975 or Department of Interior and Local Government Act.^{[6] [7]} The rank is replaced by the rank of police general, but the director general rank was still used by the Bureau of Corrections.^[8]

Slovenia

Like in Croatian police, the director general of police (Slovenian: Generalni direktor policije) in the Slovenian police is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than Deputy director general of police (Slovenian: Namestnik generalnega direktorja policije).^[9]

Turkey

The Turkish police have assigned director general (Turkish: Emniyet Genel Müdürü) is the highest rank, and above of director first grade.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uniform - Unterscheidungszeichen: Organe Des Öffentlichen Sicherheitsdienstes (Gem. § 5 Abs. 2 Zif. 3 UND 4 Spg) - Amtsärztlicher Dienst - Seelsorgedienst . Uniform - distinguishing signs: Organs of the public security service (according to § 5 paragraph 2 number 3 AND 4 Spg) - official medical service - pastoral service . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219020841/https://www.bmi.gv.at/Downloads/files/Distinktionen_Rechtsk_Aerzte_Seelsorger_2016.pdf . 19 February 2022 . 4 February 2023 . . de.
2. Web site: Grades à la Sûreté du Québec . 25 January 2021 . Sûreté du Québec.
3. 12 December 2019 . Arrêté du 9 décembre 2019 relatif aux insignes et uniformes des personnels de la police nationale. . Order of December 9, 2019 relating to the insignia and uniforms of national police personnel. . Journal officiel de la République française . fr . 30 June 2020 . 288.
4. https://police.public.lu/fr/votre-police/recrutement/mille-metiers/grades-uniformes.html "Grades et uniformes. 29/01/2020" Police Lëtzebuerg.
5. Web site: Law enforcement & Police In India .
6. Web site: Marquez . Consuelo . 2019-02-21 . PNP hails law modifying police officers' ranks . 2024-10-11 . INQUIRER.net . en.
7. Web site: Felipe . Cecille Suerte . February 22, 2019 . Duterte signs law modifying PNP ranks . 2024-10-11 . Philstar.com.
8. Web site: Galvez . Daphne . August 19, 2024 . BuCor has 94 new officers . 2024-10-11 . Philstar.com.
9. Web site: Položajne oznake . 26 January 2021 . policija.si . Ministry of the Interior.
10. Web site: Rütbeler . 26 January 2021 . egm.gov.tr . Ministry of the Interior . tr.