Jacqui Cheer
Jacqui Cheer | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
Jacqueline ("Jacqui") Cheer QPM[1][2] was a senior police officer in the United Kingdom. She was the Chief Constable of Cleveland Police until retiring from the Police Service in March 2016.[3]
Education[]
Cheer studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[4]
Early career[]
Cheer joined Essex Police in 1984. In 2004 she attended a Strategic Command Course, and transferred to Suffolk Police as an Assistant Chief Constable in 2006. She was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable with Suffolk.[5]
Career with Cleveland Police[]
Cheer was appointed Chief Constable of Cleveland Police on a permanent basis by the force's Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, in February 2013. She has been the temporary chief since late 2011, following the suspension and subsequent sacking[6] of her predecessor, Sean Price,[3] and his deputy, Derek Bonnard.[6]
From January to March 2015, Cheer was seconded as an instructor to the London Police College.[7]
Honors and awards[]
She was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 2012 New Year Honours.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Honours: Sundries". Independent.co.uk. 31 December 2011.
- ^ a b "New Year Honours across Teesside and County Durham". BBC News. 31 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Jacqui Cheer". Gazette Live. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "New Year Honours for alumni".
- ^ a b "Chief Constable". Cleveland Police. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Cleveland chief constable confirmed as Jacqui Cheer". BBC. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ Barley, Sophie (7 January 2015). "Cleveland Chief Constable currently off duty to help train senior officers across the country". Gazette Live newspaper. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- Living people
- British Chief Constables
- Recipients of the Queen's Police Medal
- British women police officers