Eastern Switzerland The St. Gallen cantonal police force gets a female commander
The St. Gallen government has appointed 47-year-old Barbara Reifler as the new commander of the St. Gallen cantonal police. According to a statement from the canton, she succeeds Bruno Zanga, who has taken early retirement.
11.09.2024, 09:01
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Barbara Reifler has headed the Office of Corrections of the Canton of St. Gallen since 2020. On December 1, she will take over from the interim commander, Christian Aldrey. He took over the office temporarily last May following the early retirement of the previous police commander.
After completing her basic commercial training, the new commander also graduated from the Canton of Thurgau Police School. Between 1998 and 2007, she worked as a police officer in the cantons of Thurgau and Lucerne. While working, she completed the Matura school for adults and then went on to study law at the University of Lucerne.
Reifler later worked for the public prosecutor's office in Zug and then headed the Thurgau youth prosecutor's office for twelve years.
