Marc De Mesmaeker
Marc De Mesmaeker (born 13 May 1961) is a senior Belgian police officer. Since 15 June 2018 he has been commissaris-generaal of the Federal Police, becoming the fifth person to hold the post and the first to take it after a selection procedure run by an independent committee. There were seven candidates. His predecessor Catherine De Bolle moved on to become Executive Director of Europol. He was previously director-general of the Administrative and Technical Secretariat (ATS) for Home Affairs[1].
Born in Ukkel, in the 1980s he studied at the Royal Military School then at the Royal Gendarmerie School (Koninklijke Rijkswachtschool). In 1983 he completed a masters in criminology at the University of Ghent. He then graduated as a master of law at the Free University of Brussels. In 1991 he graduated with the highest distinction from the VUB, receiving the René Marcq Prize[2].
He began his police career as a 'pelotonscommandant Infanterie' in the Belgian Gendarmerie's flying squad in Wilrijk. After a period in the Royal Gendarmerie School, in 1991 he became responsible for the Subject Matter Disputes Unit.
References
- ^ NWS, VRT (June 7, 2018). "Wie is Marc De Mesmaeker, de nieuwe commissaris-generaal van de federale politie? Een portret". vrtnws.be.
- ^ "Marc De Mesmaeker, nieuwe Commissaris-Generaal van de Federale Politie". Federale Politie. June 15, 2018.