Raymond Edward Kendall, QPM (born 5 October 1933), is a

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enforcement officer and former

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Secretary-General.

Biography

Kendall commenced military service in the

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in 1951, serving in the Federation of Malaya (now part of

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). He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1962, spending most of his service in Special Branch and became Deputy Assistant Commissioner. In 1971, he joined ICPO-Interpol and became assistant director of drugs. In 1975, he was promoted to Director. He served three terms as Secretary-General of Interpol from 1985 until his retirement in 2001. He was elected in October 1985 at the 54th session of the

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and was re-elected in October 1990 at the 59th session of the General Assembly, Ottawa and again in October 1995 at the 64th session of the General Assembly, Beijing. He was a member of the

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working with the

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separatist group

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to establish contacts with France and Spain. He is now Honorary Secretary General and Chairman of Brighterion. He studied at the

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, graduating with an honours degree in

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s and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kendall, Raymond Living people Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Metropolitan Police chief officers People from Canterbury Metropolitan Police recipients of the Queen's Police Medal Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Interpol officials People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 1933 births