Chief of the Indonesian National Police | |
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Kepala Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia | |
since 27 January 2021 | |
Indonesian National Police | |
Style | Kapolri |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President of Indonesia |
Residence | Rumah Dinas Kapolri, Kebayoran Baru - Jakarta |
Seat | Indonesian National Police Headquarter, Kebayoran Baru - Jakarta |
Nominator | The President |
Appointer | The President with Parliament consent |
Term length | up to mandatory retirement age or as per president's decision |
Constituting instrument | Law No. 2/2002 concerning the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia |
Precursor | Chief of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) |
Formation | 1945 |
First holder | Police General Said Soekanto Tjokrodiatmodjo |
Unofficial names | Truno 1 / Tribrata 1 / TB 1 |
Deputy | Police Commissioner General Agus Andrianto |
Website | https://www.polri.go.id/ |
The Chief of the Indonesian National Police, commonly known as the National Police Chief, is the official who heads the Indonesian National Police (Polri).
Since it was first formed, this position has experienced several changes in hierarchy and position names. In the Old Order era, this position had undergone several name changes (such as Men/Pangak, or Minister/Commander of the Police Force[1][2] as then-member of the cabinet) and in the New Order era the position of the Chief of Police in a hierarchy was under the ABRI Commander.