Gendarmerie (Romania)

Romanian Gendarmerie
Jandarmeria Română
Coat of arms
Military colors
Military colors
Common nameJandarmeria
AbbreviationJR
MottoLEX ET ORDO
Law and Order
Agency overview
Formed3 April 1850
Annual budget4 billion EUR
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyRO
International agencyRO
CountriesYes
Operations jurisdictionRO
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersBucharest Str. Jandarmeriei nr. 9 -11, sector 1
Agency executive
  • Brigadier General Alin Mastan[1], General-Inspector (acting)
Parent agencyMinistry of Internal Affairs
UnitsCounter-terrorism

Law enforcement Special operations

International peacekeeping missions
Website
Romanian Gendarmerie Website

The Jandarmeria Română (Romanian pronunciation: [ʒandarmeˈri.a roˈmɨnə]) is the national Gendarmerie force of Romania, tasked with high-risk and specialized law enforcement duties. It is one of the two main police forces in Romania (the other being the Romanian Police - a civilian force), both having jurisdiction over the civilian population.

The gendarmerie is subordinated Ministry of Internal Affairs [2] and does not have responsibility for policing the Romanian Armed Forces. This duty lies with the Military Police subordinated to the Romanian Land Forces.

  1. ^ (in English)Leadership of the Romanian Gendarmerie [1], accessed on 10 February 2016
  2. ^ http://polis.osce.org/countries/details.php?item_id=40#Country_Profile_Section_172 Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine OSCE entry on National Gendarmerie