John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
John Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington KStJ QPM DL FRSA (born October 21, 1942 ) is a British Police Commissioner and life peer. From 2000 to 2005 he was Commissioner (Chief of Police) of the Metropolitan Police Service .
Police career
Stevens went to St. Lawrence College in Ramsgate and studied at the University of Leicester , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws , and the University of Southampton , where he graduated with a Master of Philosophy . He was Assistant Chief Constable of Hampshire from 1986 to 1988 and Deputy Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire from 1988 to 1998 . He was Chief Constable of the Northumbria Police Department from 1991 to 1996 and was appointed HM Inspector of Constabulary in 1996. In 1998 he became Deputy Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police. He also wrote for News of the World . Stevens ended the collaboration when the News International scandal escalated.
On New Years 2000 he was beaten Knight Bachelor and in 2001 appointed Deputy Lieutenant of London. In 2002 he was awarded the Order of Saint John and became Freeman of the City of London.
He headed a commission of inquiry into allegations of collusion between the British Army , the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Ulster Loyalists in Northern Ireland . His third report, which he completed on April 17, 2003, clearly showed that this allegation was true and specifically stated that these collusion led to the deaths of several nationalists and also unionists. Following this investigation report, David Trimble , leader of the Ulster Unionist Party , called for a parliamentary inquiry, while the leaders of the Social Democrats, Labor and Sinn Fein called for a public inquiry.
According to the police
After retiring from the police force, he was promoted to Life Peer on April 6, 2005 as Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington , of Kirkwhelpington in the County of Northumberland .
He led an investigation by the Metropolitan Police , Operation Paget, into the investigation into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed .
The Conservative Party under David Cameron asked him if he would run for her as a candidate for the post of Mayor of London , but he declined the offer.
On June 29, 2007, Prime Minister Gordon Brown named him his chief adviser on international security. David Cameron also appointed him chairman of the Borders Policing Committee , which was supposed to promote a reorganization of the border system.
Lord Stevens is the executive chairman of Monitor Quest, a London-based education and risk reduction consultancy. He also sits on a number of boards of directors.
In addition to his business activities, Lord Stevens is involved in a number of public and charitable organizations. He is the patron of the UK Defense Forum and the Security Institute . For years he has fulfilled his duties as a patron of various charities, including a. North East Charity , which builds schools and care centers for the disabled, and Convoy , which looks after Romanian orphans. He was awarded the Romanian Star for this by the Romanian President .
In April 2007, Lord Stevens Air Commodore became an honorary No 3 (Royal Auxiliary) Air Force Police Squadron . He is also an Honorary Colonel of the Northumbria Army Cadet Force .
On November 28, 2005, he was named Chancellor of Northumbria University . He has honorary doctorates from several universities and is visiting professor at City University New York .
Individual evidence
- ^ Channel Four News, March 6, 2012
- ^ Rentoul, John The day Boris became Mayor was the beginning of the end for Dave London: The Independent 4 May 2008
- ↑ Brown unveils new faces . Number 10 Press Office. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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| SURNAME | Stevens, John, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stevens, John Arthur, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Police Commissioner and Life Peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1942 |