Max-Peter Ratzel

Max-Peter Ratzel
Former Director of Europol
In office 2005–2009
Preceded by	Jürgen Storbeck
Succeeded by	Rob Wainwright (Europol)
Personal details
Born	1949 Dillingen/Saar, Germany
Nationality	German
Profession	Law Enforcement Officer

Max-Peter Ratzel (born in 1949 in Dillingen/Saar, Germany) is a German law enforcement officer, and the former Director of Europol, the European Union law enforcement agency that handles criminal intelligence.

Education

Ratzel studied mathematics and physics in the University of Saarbrücken and served in the German Air Force.

Career

The career of Max-Peter Ratzel started in the Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office, Wiesbaden, Germany) in 1976, as the Head of the Organised and General Crime Department. His unit which was specialised in combating child pornography, Internet crime, counterfeit money and human trafficking, had over 850 police officers under his supervision.

Europol

On February 24, 2005, the Justice and Home Affairs Council selected Max-Peter Ratzel as the successor of Jürgen Storbeck as the General Director of Europol. He took up his position on April 16, 2005. He was succeeded in April 2009 by Rob Wainwright.

References

• Max-Peter Ratzel in the Scotsman
• Press Conference with Max-Peter Ratzel in Washington, DC
• Max-Peter Ratzel in the European Serious Organised Crime Conference
• Max-Peter Ratzel in the 2011 Conference for Police and Law Enforcement Officer in Canada
• Max-Peter Ratzel in Deutsche Welle
• Max-Peter Ratzel in Spiegel Magazine

External links

• Biography of Max-Peter Ratzel from germany-info.org
• Resume of Max-Peter Ratzel

Political offices
Preceded by Jürgen Storbeck	Director of Europol Apr 2005 - Dec 2008	Succeeded by Rob Wainwright

Persondata
Name	Ratzel, Max-Peter
Alternative names
Short description	German law enforcement officer
Date of birth	1949
Place of birth	Dillingen/Saar, Germany
Date of death
Place of death