Helen King (police officer)
Helen King Metropolitan Police Service | |
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| In office June 2014 – April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Martin Hewitt |
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| Born | 26 April 1965 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Children | 2 |
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Helen Mary King
Early life and education
King was born on 26 April 1965 in
King continued her studies in later life. In 1994, she completed a Master of Arts degree at the University of Manchester. In 2003, she completed a postgraduate diploma at the University of Cambridge.[1]
Career
Police career
In 1986, King joined Cheshire Constabulary as part of the Graduate Entry Scheme.[3][5] Over her time serving with Cheshire, she rose from the most junior rank of constable to chief superintendent, and worked as both a uniformed officer and as a detective with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).[1][3]
In 2005, King was appointed an assistant chief constable of Merseyside Police, thereby becoming a chief officer.[5] From 2007 to 2012, she was additionally the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead for "cash and valuables in transit attacks".[1] She took over the operations portfolio of Merseyside Police in 2009 and as such became responsible for Merseyside's six policing areas.[3]
In April 2012, King moved back to Cheshire Constabulary, having been appointed its
In June 2014, King joined the
Academic career
In October 2016, it was announced that King had been elected the next
Personal life
King was previously married but is now divorced. She has two daughters.[1]
Honours
In the
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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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "KING, Helen Mary". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.(subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- ^ "KING, Robert Shirley". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.(subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "St Anne's College is delighted to announce the election of alumna Ms Helen King". St Anne's College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Warrell, Helen (16 July 2017). "Ex-police commissioner adjusts to life as head of Oxford college". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Assistant Commissioner Helen King retires from Met". Metropolitan Police Service. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Horizon Scanning Programme team". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Kennedy, Maev (26 October 2016). "Senior Met officer to become Oxford college chief in first for Oxbridge". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Helen King starts in new role as Principal". St Anne's College. University of Oxford. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 26.
