Jean-Luc Vez (October 12, 1957 in Fribourg–December 28, 2017 in Fribourg) was a Swiss administrative lawyer. From 2000 to 2014, he was head of the Federal Office of Police of Switzerland.[1][2][3]

Education

Vez studied law at the University of Fribourg and graduated in 1985 with a doctorate of law. He then obtained a diploma in international security studies at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He was assistant professor at the University of Fribourg from 1981 to 1985.[4][5]

Career

From 1986 to 1990, he was a scientific assistant at the now-defunct Directorate of the Central Office for Defense, part of Switzerland's Federal Ministry for Defense. In 1996, he became deputy director of the Federal Office of Police and head of the Legal and Data Protection Department. In 2000, he became head of the Federal Office of Police and remained in this position until 2014.[1][5][6][7]

On April 1, 2014, Vez joined the World Economic Forum as managing director for security policy and security affairs, where he was responsible for operational security. He also led the Forum's cybercrime policy work.[1][4][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Décès subit, à 60 ans, de l'ancien chef de fedpol Jean-Luc Vez". Le Temps (in French). 2017-12-29. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Fedpol-Chef Jean-Luc Vez gestorben | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. ↑ "È morto Jean-Luc Vez, responsabile sicurezza del WEF". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. 1 2 "Jean-Luc Vez". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  5. 1 2 "Jean-Luc Vez nommé directeur de l'Office fédéral de la police - Le Conseil fédéral nomme aussi le chef de la Police judiciaire fédérale". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. ↑ "In memoriam: Jean-Luc Vez". Global Initiative. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  7. ↑ "Jean-Luc Vez quitte Fedpol pour le WEF". Agefi.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  8. ↑ "Remembering Jean-Luc Vez". World Economic Forum. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. ↑ "INTERPOL supports public-private partnerships to combat cybercrime at World Economic Forum". www.interpol.int (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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