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Sir Matthew David Baggott, (born 1959) is a retired senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the
2015 New Year Honours List
BBC News Profile: Matt Baggott
1959 births Living people Chief Constables of the Police Service of Northern Ireland 20th-century Metropolitan Police officers English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal Commanders of the Order of the British Empire West Midlands Police chief officers Knights Bachelor {{UK-law-enforcement-bio-stub
Police Service of Northern Ireland
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from 2009 to 2014.
Career
Baggott joined the Metropolitan Police in 1978. He moved toWest Midlands Police
West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England.
The force covers an area of with 2.93million inhabitants, which includes the cities of ...
as Assistant Chief Constable in 1998, and was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable in 2001. He was appointed Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary in 2002.
In September 2009, he succeeded Sir Hugh Orde as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; ; Ulster-Scots: '), is the police service responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within Northern Ireland.
It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) after it ...
. In January 2014, it was announced that he would retire from the PSNI in September 2014, having decided that he would not apply to extend his contract. On 5 June 2014, he announced that he would retire earlier than planned; stepping down on 29 June.
He was President of the Christian Police Association.
Honours
Baggott was awarded theQueen's Police Medal
The King's Police Medal (KPM) is awarded to police in the United Kingdom for gallantry or distinguished service. It was also formerly awarded within the wider British Empire, including Commonwealth countries, most of which now have their own hono ...
(QPM) in the 2004 Birthday Honours
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, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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(CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours
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'for services to the Police'. He was knighted
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in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to policing.
Footnotes
External links
BBC News Profile: Matt Baggott
1959 births Living people Chief Constables of the Police Service of Northern Ireland 20th-century Metropolitan Police officers English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal Commanders of the Order of the British Empire West Midlands Police chief officers Knights Bachelor {{UK-law-enforcement-bio-stub