Director general (police)
{{Short description|Top police ranks}}
{{Distinguish|Director general of 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 ({{lang|de|Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit}}){{cite web |title=Uniform - Unterscheidungszeichen: Organe Des Öffentlichen Sicherheitsdienstes (Gem. § 5 Abs. 2 Zif. 3 UND 4 Spg) - Amtsärztlicher Dienst - Seelsorgedienst |trans-title=Uniform - distinguishing signs: Organs of the public security service (according to § 5 paragraph 2 number 3 AND 4 Spg) - official medical service - pastoral service |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/Downloads/files/Distinktionen_Rechtsk_Aerzte_Seelsorger_2016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219020841/https://www.bmi.gv.at/Downloads/files/Distinktionen_Rechtsk_Aerzte_Seelsorger_2016.pdf |archive-date=19 February 2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |publisher=Bundesministerium für Inneres |language=de}}
File:Bundespolizei_Österreich_Aufschubdistinktionen_2015_A1_9.png|Austria
Canada
= Sûreté du Québec =
{{Main|Sûreté du Québec}}In the hierarchy of Québec Provincial Police, the director general ({{lang|fr|Directeur general}}) is the highest, and above of Associate director ({{lang|fr|Directeur adjoint}}).{{cite web |title=Grades à la Sûreté du Québec |url=https://www.sq.gouv.qc.ca/grades-a-la-surete-du-quebec/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Sûreté du Québec}}
Croatia
In Croatian police, the police director general ({{lang|hr|Ravnatelj policije}}) is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than deputy police director general ({{lang|hr|Zamjenik ravnatelja policije}}).
File:Glavni ravnatelj policije 2022.svg|Croatia
France
{{Main|Police ranks of France}}
= {{lang|fr|Police Nationale}} =
In the National Police of France, the director general ({{lang|fr|Directeur général}}) is the highest-ranking officer.{{cite journal |date=12 December 2019 |title=Arrêté du 9 décembre 2019 relatif aux insignes et uniformes des personnels de la police nationale. |trans-title=Order of December 9, 2019 relating to the insignia and uniforms of national police personnel. |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000039481495 |journal=Journal officiel de la République française |language=fr |access-date=30 June 2020 |number=288}}
India
{{Main article|Director general of police}}The director general of police (DGP) 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 ({{lang|fr|Directeur général}}) is the highest Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Police, and it is above (DGs) assistant director general ({{lang|fr|Directeur général adjoint}}).[https://police.public.lu/fr/votre-police/recrutement/mille-metiers/grades-uniformes.html "Grades et uniformes. 29/01/2020" Police Lëtzebuerg.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128064048/https://police.public.lu/fr/votre-police/recrutement/mille-metiers/grades-uniformes.html|date=2020-01-28}} Retrieved 2020-03-04.
Philippines
In the Philippines, the Philippine National Police formerly used the rank as the highest rank, as defined {{Cite web |title=Law enforcement & Police In India |url=https://www.police.gov.in/poi-internal-pages/state-union-territories}} in Republic Act 6975 or Department of Interior and Local Government Act.{{Cite web |last=Marquez |first=Consuelo |date=2019-02-21 |title=PNP hails law modifying police officers' ranks |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1088602/pnp-hails-law-modifying-police-officers-ranks |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Felipe |first=Cecille Suerte |date=February 22, 2019 |title=Duterte signs law modifying PNP ranks |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/02/22/1895853/duterte-signs-law-modifying-pnp-ranks |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Philstar.com}} The rank is replaced by the rank of police general, but the director general rank was still used by the Bureau of Corrections.{{Cite web |last=Galvez |first=Daphne |date=August 19, 2024 |title=BuCor has 94 new officers |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/08/19/2378848/bucor-has-94-new-officers |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Philstar.com}}
Slovenia
Like in Croatian police, the director general of police ({{lang|sl|Generalni direktor policije}}) in the Slovenian police is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than Deputy director general of police ({{lang|sl|Namestnik generalnega direktorja policije}}).{{cite web |title=Položajne oznake |url=https://www.policija.si/o-slovenski-policiji/naloge-pooblastila-in-poslanstvo-2 |access-date=26 January 2021 |website=policija.si |publisher=Ministry of the Interior}}
Turkey
The Turkish police have assigned director general ({{lang|tr|Emniyet Genel Müdürü}}) is the highest rank, and above of director first grade.{{cite web |title=Rütbeler |url=https://www.egm.gov.tr/rutbeler |access-date=26 January 2021 |website=egm.gov.tr |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |language=tr}}