Peter Lewis (prosecutor)
Peter Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive Crown Prosecution Service | |
| In office January 2007 – March 2016 | |
| Attorney General | The Baroness Scotland of Asthal (–2010) Dominic Grieve (2010–2014) Jeremy Wright (2014–retirement) |
| DPP | Ken Macdonald (–2008) Keir Starmer (2008–2013) Alison Saunders (2013–retirement) |
| Preceded by | Richard Foster |
| Succeeded by | Nick Folland |
Peter Lewis is a British prosecutor, serving from 2007 until 2016 as the Chief Executive of the Crown Prosecution Service under the Director of Public Prosecutions.[1][2]
Lewis qualified as a solicitor in 1981, and started as a prosecutor in West Midlands Prosecuting Solicitors before joining the Crown Prosecution Service at its inception in 1986 when the police prosecutorial offices were merged into a single national body.[1]
Appointed as Chief Executive in January 2007 to replace Richard Foster, Lewis was the first Chief Executive of the service to be appointed from within the ranks having started as a prosecutor.[3] As of 2015, Lewis was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[4]
In February 2016, the CPS announced that Lewis would retire, and be replaced by Nick Folland from March 2016.[2]
References
- ^ a b "About the CPS : Chief Executive". www.cps.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ a b "New Chief Executive appointed at the Crown Prosecution Service". www.cps.gov.uk. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Crown Prosecution Service Chief Executive appointed : Press Release : Crown Prosecution Service". www.cps.gov.uk. 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
External links
- A portrait of Lewis by the photographer Mark Thomas
- An interview with Lewis in 2011