Janny Knol
Janny Knol | |
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 Knol in 2024 | |
| Commissioner of the Dutch National Police | |
| Assumed office March 1st, 2024 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Deputy | Liesbeth Huyzer |
| Minister of Justice and Security | |
| Preceded by | Henk van Essen |
| Chief of the East Netherlands regional police unit | |
| In office 2022–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Dros |
| Deputy Chief of the North Netherlands regional police unit | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gery Veldhuis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1969 (age 55) Rotterdam |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Open University |
Janny Knol (born August 13, 1969, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch senior police officer who has been the Commissioner (Korpschef) of the Dutch National Police in the rank of First Chief Commissioner (Eerste Hoofdcommissaris) since March 2024.[1] She has worked for the police since 1990.[2][3]
Education and career
[edit]Knol studied at the Meander College in Zwolle from 1981 to 1985. She then followed a three-year study in Social Work in the same city. In 1988, Knol started studies at the Netherlands Police Academy which she graduated from in 1993. Knol started her career in the police at the age of 21 as a police officer in Deventer.
In the early years she was active in various police regions, such as IJsselland, Gelderland-Midden and Twente. In 1995 she continued her studies in Legal Sciences at the Open University. Between 2000 and 2010, Knol followed several masters in leadership.[4]
From 2013 to 2019, Knol was commissioner of the Twente district. After this, she worked for two years at the North Netherlands regional police unit as Head of Operations and was deputy chief commissioner of the unit. In her position, Knol was concerned, among other things, with the Intelligence portfolio, such as tackling online crime.[5][6] In 2022, she became chief commissioner of the Eastern Netherlands regional police unit, succeeding Oscar Dros.[7] On March 1st, 2024, she succeeded Henk van Essen as Commissioner of the Dutch National Police. She is the fourth person, and first woman to hold this position.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nieuwe korpschef Janny Knol: 'Zorgen dat de politie midden in de samenleving blijft staan'". www.politie.nl (in Dutch). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ redactie, Door (2023-11-18). "Nieuwe politiekorpschef Janny Knol werkte meer dan 10 jaar bij de politie in Zwolle". RTV Focus (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Knol CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "CV Janny Knol" (PDF). Politie.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Janny Knol: de tweede man van de politie in Noord-Nederland is nu een vrouw". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Wordt Zij de Nieuwe Politiechef van Rotterdam". Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Koninkrijksrelaties, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en (2021-12-27). "Janny Knol nieuwe politiechef Oost-Nederland - Nieuwsbericht - Algemene Bestuursdienst". www.algemenebestuursdienst.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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