Jürgen Storbeck

Jürgen Storbeck
Storbeck in 2011
Executive Director of Europol
In office 1999–2005
Succeeded by	Max-Peter Ratzel
Personal details
Born	1946 (age 77–78) Flensburg, Germany
Alma mater	University of Bonn, University of Tübingen, University of Munich
Profession	Law Enforcement

Jürgen Storbeck (born 1946 in Flensburg, Germany) is a German law enforcement officer. He served as Director of Europol between 1999 and 2005.

Education

Storbeck studied law at the Universities of Bonn, Munich and Tübingen.

Career

After passing the second state examination in 1977, Director Storbeck started his career in the department of the higher services of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) in Wiesbaden, Germany as a superintendend. In 1983, he became the head of the department of the International Legal Assistance and Investigation.

In 1990, he transferred in the Ministry of Interior, where he was responsible for the re-organization of the former Judicial Police. From 1991 on, he was the Head of the Central Bureau of Interpol, which is part of the Federal Criminal Police office.

In 1992, Director Storbeck was transferred to The Hague, to a newly emerging European Police organization (Europol).

Europol

In 1994, he took over the administration of the "Drug Unit" of Europol, while in 1999 he became its General Director, a position that he held until 2004 that he was succeeded by Max-Peter Ratzel.

On his return to Germany, he was transferred to the Federal Ministry of Interior, becoming in charge of the Police co-operation with the States of the Gulf. Storbeck is now serving as the Head of the Department of the Ministry of Brandenburg.

Honors

• 2004: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class

Selected works

• Global Organised Crime and Future Security Arrangements, in: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): Organised Crime. Dark Sides of Globalisation (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 8), Baden-Baden 2012

See also

• B.K.A.
• Europol

References

• "Jürgen Storbeck" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
• "Gerangel um Europol". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
• "Jürgen Storbeck als neuer Polizeiabteilungsleiter in sein Amt eingeführt" (in German). Retrieved 2010-05-10.