Ilkka Salmi (civil servant)

Ilkka Salmi (2013)

Ilkka Tapani Salmi (born December 20, 1968 in Turku ) had been the head of the Finnish security police responsible for state security Suojelupoliisi (Supo) since 2007 . From December 17, 2010 Salmi became head of INTCEN (formerly Joint Situation Center ) under the direction of the European External Action Service . The official appointment was announced in February 2011, along with a leave of absence from Supo. In December 2015, Salmi was surprisingly appointed director of the DS Security Directorate , a Brussels-based subdivision of the European Commission's Directorate-General Human Resources and Security (DG HR). His new roles also include counter-espionage , security clearance and counter-terrorism , crisis management and VIP protection . Salmi gave up his dormant position as head of the Finnish Supo by notifying the Finnish Ministry of the Interior.

Life

Salmi studied law at the University of Turku and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and graduated in 1993 with a Masters in International and Comparative Law, LL.M. , from. In 1995 he worked as an assistant in the European Parliament and for the Finnish delegation in 1998. In the Finnish military, he achieved the rank of lieutenant . In addition to his military and government career, Salmi also worked as an advisor to the former Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen . In addition to these experiences, the press release of the European Parliament also mentions experiences with the Finnish Ministry of the Interior.

His career in the intelligence service began in 2002, where Salmi worked in counter-espionage until 2005 and later also headed the security office. He was responsible for passing on information to the government. From 2005 to 2007, Salmi, as Chief of Cabinet, was responsible for the legal supervision of the service and was responsible for international cooperation. At the same time he advised the director of the intelligence service. As of May 2007, Salmi was appointed security advisor to the interior minister. In this role he was instrumental in developing the administrative structures of the Finnish police force.

Ilkka Salmi is married and has three children.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Curriculum vitae of Ilkka Salmi on the website ( memento of October 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) of the Finnish police, accessed on March 4, 2014.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Report from the European Parliament (PDF) on the appointment of Ilkka Salmi from February 2011.
^ Report ( memento of September 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) of the Cross-border Research Association (CBRA - BMT, Ave d ́Echallens 74, CH-1004 Lausanne); accessed on March 4, 2014.
↑ ^a ^b EU Who is Who, Dir DS Sicherheit , accessed on March 14, 2016.
↑ ^a ^b Supo chief made EU security Head in the Finland Times of December 3, 2015.
↑ ^a ^b Marko Papic Re: [OS] EU / FINLAND / CT - Ashton picks Fin to be EU 'spymaster' ; In Wikileaks email published; accessed on March 4, 2014.

predecessor	Office	successor
William Shapecott	Director of INTCEN February 2011 to March 2016	Gerhard Conrad

personal data
SURNAME	Salmi, Ilkka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Salmi, Ilkka Tapani
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish security officer
DATE OF BIRTH	20th December 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turku

[CVSalmi-1] Curriculum vitae of Ilkka Salmi on the website ( memento of October 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) of the Finnish police, accessed on March 4, 2014.

[EUParl01-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Report from the European Parliament (PDF) on the appointment of Ilkka Salmi from February 2011.

[Focusproject-3] Report ( memento of September 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) of the Cross-border Research Association (CBRA - BMT, Ave d ́Echallens 74, CH-1004 Lausanne); accessed on March 4, 2014.

[WiWDirDS-4] EU Who is Who, Dir DS Sicherheit , accessed on March 14, 2016.

[FT20151203-5] Supo chief made EU security Head in the Finland Times of December 3, 2015.

[Wleaks001-6] Marko Papic Re: [OS] EU / FINLAND / CT - Ashton picks Fin to be EU 'spymaster' ; In Wikileaks email published; accessed on March 4, 2014.