David Veness
Sir David Veness Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security | |
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| In office 2005–2008 | |
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| Born | David Christopher Veness London |
| Profession | Police officer |
Sir David Christopher Veness,
QPM is a British former senior police officer and United Nations official. He served as Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police from 1994–2005, leaving to serve as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security.[1][2]
Early life and police career
Veness was educated at
Master of Arts and Master of Laws
degrees.
[2][3]
After two years as a police cadet, he joined the
Deputy Assistant Commissioner at Specialist Operations in November 1991.[2]
Veness was further promoted to
Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.[8]
United Nations
On 13 January 2005 the UN announced that Veness was to become the first Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Safety and Security.[2] He left the Met later in 2005, succeeded in his role by Andy Hayman. Veness resigned his UN post in June 2008 after an internal investigation into a terrorist attack on Algiers in which his department was heavily criticised.[1]
References
- ^ a b McElroy, Damien (25 June 2008). "Top British official quits UN over Algeria bombing blunders". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "David Veness, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security". United Nations. 13 January 2005. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Sir David Veness: Mr Security". BBC News. BBC. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. p. 28.
- ^ "No. 55879". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 57509". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2004. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 57737". The London Gazette. 23 August 2005. pp. 10898–10899.