Alex Marshall (police officer)

Chief Constable Alex Marshall QPM
Chief Executive/Chief Constable of the College of Policing
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2013
Preceded by	New office
Personal details
Born	Alexander John Marshall 7 December 1961 Barnet, London
Profession	Senior Police Officer

Alexander John "Alex" Marshall QPM is a senior British Police officer. Since 2013, he has been the Chief Executive of the College of Policing. From 2008 to 2013, he was Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary.

Early life and education

Marshall studied at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. He became a Cropwood Fellow in 1999. He obtained a master's degree in criminology at the University of Cambridge in 2006.

Police career

Marshall started his career in 1980 with the Metropolitan Police Service, transferring in 2000 to Cambridgeshire Constabulary. During this time he also worked as a consultant for the Home Office on bureaucracy in frontline policing. In 2004 he joined the Chief Constable's team in Thames Valley Police.

Honours

Marshall received the Queen's Police Medal in the Queen's 2009 Birthday Honours.^[1][2][3]

References

1. Woods, Vincent (2009-06-12). "Isle of Wight News: Island Pulse: » QPM for Hampshire Chief Constable". Island Pulse. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
2. "Alex Marshall, Esq, QPM Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Alex Marshall, Esq, QPM Profile". Debretts.com. 1961-12-07. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
3. Hampshire Constabulary (2009-11-12). "C.C. Alex Marshall Now 'QPM'". Police Oracle. Retrieved 2011-03-23.