George Hamilton (Northern Ireland police officer)
George Hamilton | |
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| Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2014 | |
| Deputy | Drew Harris |
| Preceded by | Matt Baggott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Ernest Craythorne Hamilton 27 June 1967 Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Profession | Police officer |
| Salary | £195,000 |
George Hamilton (born 27 June 1967) is a Northern Irish police officer. Since 2014, he has served as the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. He was previously the Assistant Chief Constable with responsibility for rural policing.[1]
Early life and education
Hamilton was born on 27 June 1967 in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] He was educated at Gransha High for Boys, an all-boys state secondary school in Bangor, County Down.[2] He studied politics and economics at the Open University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[2][3] He also studied at the University of Ulster where he competed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.[2][4]
Career
Hamilton began his policing career in 1985, when he joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary.[5] In 1994, he was promoted to inspector and seconded to a police force in England.[6]
In 2009, he joined Strathclyde Police as Assistant Chief Constable,[7] returning to the PSNI in 2011 as Assistant Chief Constable Criminal Justice.[5]
Hamilton was selected to succeed Matt Baggott as the Chief Constable of the PSNI in May 2014,[8][9] and took up his post in June of the same year.[10]
Honours
He received the Queen's Police Medal in the 2015 Birthday Honours List.
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
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Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
References
- ^ "Chief Constable George Hamilton – PSNI". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "HAMILTON, George". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "George Hamilton named as new PSNI Chief Constable". Irish Independent. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Chief Constable George Hamilton". PSNI. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b "George Hamilton is new PSNI chief constable". BBC News. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "George Hamilton: New PSNI chief constable marks first day in job". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Kearney, Vincent (29 May 2014). "Police Service of Northern Ireland: Interviews for PSNI Chief Constable job". Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (29 May 2014). "George Hamilton to be chief constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Chris (3 June 2014). "PSNI's new Chief Constable George Hamilton to take up post at Northern Ireland marching season's peak". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Appointment date set for new Chief". Police Oracle. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.