Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Capabilities Directorate

Andrei Lințǎ was born in Romania in 1985. He joined the Romanian Police Academy in 2003 and graduated as police officer in 2007, obtaining a degree in law and another in finance, as well as a Master’s Degree in ‘The Management of International Police Cooperation’. 

This is not Mr Lințǎ’s first foray at Europol, as he previously served as the Romanian Member of Europol’s governing body, the Europol Management Board, from 2017 to 2023 and as Chairperson of the Management Board from 2019 to mid-2020.  

Between 2007 and 2023, he served at the Romanian National Police, starting as a police officer and a European Affairs expert. In 2011, he became the Head of the European Affairs and International Relations Unit. From 2012 to 2015, Mr Lințǎ was the Head of the European Affairs Unit within the National Police, responsible for negotiating and implementing European policies and working with international experts to develop tools to enhance international police cooperation.

From 2015 to 2017, Mr Lințǎ was the Director of the Project Implementation Department, where he coordinated and implemented projects to further develop the police as an organisation. From 2017-2021, he was Director of the International Police Cooperation Centre which is responsible for the coordination of international police cooperation with the Romanian National Police.

In 2021, Mr Lințǎ reached the position of Deputy of the General Inspector of the Romanian National Police, taking responsibility for the direct coordination of operational and support departments within the police, strategic development and information management, as well as cooperation with international and EU partner agencies. 

The Council of the EU appointed Mr Lințǎ to his current post as Deputy Executive Director of Europol responsible for the Capabilities Directorate. He took up his functions in August 2023.

Mr Lințǎ is married with 2 children.

Declaration of interests by the Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Capabilities Directorate