Chief of the Indonesian National Police

Chief of the Indonesian National Police
Kepala Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia
Insignia of Polri
Flag of the Chief
Incumbent
Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo
since 27 January 2021
Indonesian National Police
StyleKapolri
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPresident of Indonesia
ResidenceRumah Dinas Kapolri, Kebayoran Baru - Jakarta
SeatIndonesian National Police Headquarter, Kebayoran Baru - Jakarta
NominatorThe President
AppointerThe President
with Parliament consent
Term lengthup to mandatory retirement age or as per president's decision
Constituting instrumentLaw No. 2/2002 concerning the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia
PrecursorChief of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri)
Formation1945
First holderPolice General Said Soekanto Tjokrodiatmodjo
Unofficial namesTruno 1 / Tribrata 1 / TB 1
DeputyPolice Commissioner General Agus Andrianto
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ "kapolri-dari-masa-ke-masa". Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "kisah-kesederhanaan-hoegeng-menolak-pengawalan-dan-mobil-dinas". Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.