Janny Knol

Janny Knol
Knol in 2024
First Chief Commissioner of the Dutch National Police
Assumed office
March 1st, 2024
MonarchWillem-Alexander
DeputyLiesbeth Huyzer
Minister of Justice and Security
Preceded byHenk van Essen
Chief of the East Netherlands regional police unit
In office
2022–2024
Preceded byOscar Dros
Deputy Chief of the North Netherlands regional police unit
In office
2019–2022
Preceded byGery Veldhuis
Personal details
BornAugust 1969 (age 55)
Rotterdam
CitizenshipNetherlands
Alma materOpen University

Janny Knol (born August 13, 1969, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch senior police officer who has been the Commissioner (Korpschef) of the Dutch National Police in the rank of First Chief Commissioner (Eerste Hoofdcommissaris) since March 2024. She has worked for the police since 1990.