Hugh Orde

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Queen's Police Medal

Sir Hugh Stephen Roden Orde,

Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
(PSNI).

Career

Orde joined London's

Stephen Lawrence and its subsequent handling by the police. He became a member (known as a 'graduate') of Common Purpose UK
and attended the Matrix course in West London in 1994/95.

While he was a

sectarian killings in Northern Ireland. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE
) in 2001.

Hugh Orde was appointed Chief Constable of the PSNI (which replaced the Royal Ulster Constabulary) on 29 May 2002, taking over from Acting Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn on 1 September 2002. He was knighted for his services to policing in 2005.

In April 2009, he announced he was stepping down as Chief Constable of Northern Ireland to become president of the

Queen's Police Medal
.

In a 2010 speech at Oxford in which he discussed the threat of the dissident Irish republican campaign, Orde suggested that "To borrow a phrase from the past, we may be at an 'acceptable level of violence'—albeit at a far lower level than when the phrase was first coined", given that dissident republicans were unlikely to respond to negotiation. Democratic Unionist Party MLA Jimmy Spratt called Orde's comments "outrageous" and an insult to those killed by dissident republicans.[2]

Orde holds a degree in Public Administration (BA) from the University of Kent. After his retirement from Northern Ireland he became director of the Police National Assessment Centre.

Police Roll of Honour Trust

In November 2013, Sir Hugh Orde took up the role of Patron of the national police charity the

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe as joint patrons.[3]

Honours


Ribbon Description Notes
Knight Bachelor (Kt)
  • 2005
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
  • 2001
  • Officer
  • Civil Division
Queen's Police Medal
(QPM)
  • 2010
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

  1. ^ "Orde quits NI police for new role". BBC News. 16 April 2009.
  2. The News Letter
    . 12 March 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "New Patrons". Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Archive of honorary graduates". The University of Kent. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

External links

Police appointments
Preceded by
Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland

2002–2009 		Succeeded by
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