Sir Matthew David Baggott, (born 1959) is a retired senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland from 2009 to 2014.

Career

Baggott joined the

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in 1978. He moved to West Midlands Police 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

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as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. 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 is President of the Christian Police Association.

Honours

Baggott was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the

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, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the

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'for services to the Police'. He was

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in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to policing.2015 New Year Honours List

Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon

Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon

Footnotes

External links

BBC News Profile: Matt Baggott

1959 births Living people Chief Constables of the Police Service of Northern Ireland 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