Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Markus Ritter

Deputy Commander of the Federal Police at Frankfurt International Airport

Born 1962, married, two children.

WORK EXPERIENCE2014: Public Relations Office, Federal Police Headquarters Potsdam

2012 - 2013: Head of Planning and Operations, EUAVSEC South Sudan

2009 - 2011: Head of German Police Project Team (GPPT) in Afghanistan and Senior Police Adviser to the German Embassy in Kabul

2008 - 2012: Head of Federal Police District Office Kaiserslautern

2007 - 2008: Chief of Staff UNOMIG Police Georgia

2005 - 2007: Head of international section at the Federal Police Regional Office Koblenz, National Contact Point for FRONTEX

2004 - 2005: Head of international community policing inspection team and Chief of Staff UNMIK Police Kosovo

2002 - 2004: Deputy Director and Chief of Staff of the Federal Border Police at Frankfurt International Airport

2000 - 2002: Head of the crime department, Federal Border Police at Frankfurt International Airport

1998 - 2000: Head of Unit 3, Federal Border Police at Frankfurt International Airport

1997 - 1998: Head of operational staff of a riot control unit, Bad Bergzabern

1996: Member of the Federal Border Guard / Federal Police

1985 - 1996: State Police of Baden-Württemberg

EDUCATION

1999: Doctoral degree (administration and sciences), University of Speyer

1996 - 1997: Police academy for supervisory officers in Münster

1995 - 1996: Post-graduate studies in administration sciences, University of Speyer

1989 - 1994: Law studies, University of Heidelberg, Masters Degree in law