Director general (police)


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

Canada

Sûreté du Québec

In the hierarchy of Québec Provincial Police, the director general is the highest, and above of Associate director.

Croatia

In Croatian police, the police director general is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than deputy police director general.

France

In the National Police of France, the director general is the highest-ranking officer.

India

The director general of police 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 is the highest Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Police, and it is above assistant director general.

Philippines

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

Slovenia

Like in Croatian police, the director general of police in the Slovenian police is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than Deputy director general of police.

Turkey

The Turkish police have assigned director general is the highest rank, and above of director first grade.