Mark Rowley
Sir Mark Peter Rowley QPM (November 1964) is a British senior police officer. He is currently the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis since September 12, 2022.
Mark Rowley QPM | |
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_(cropped).jpg.webp) Rowley in 2010 | |
| Head of Police of the Metropolis | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2022 | |
| Deputy | Lynne Owens (interim) |
| Home Secretary | Suella Braverman |
| Mayor | Sadiq Khan |
| Preceded by | Stephen House (Interim) |
| Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for Specialist Operations | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cressida Dick |
| Succeeded by | Neil Basu |
| Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for Specialist Crime and Operations | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Owens |
| Chief Constable of Surrey Police | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Quick |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Owens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1964 (age 58) |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
He was the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for Special Operations and concurrent chairperson of the National Police Chiefs' Council Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinating Committee and National Director of Counter Terrorism Policy. He was previously Chief Constable of Surrey Police (2009-2011), and was also Interim Deputy Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police between February 2017 and April 2017. He retired from the police in March 2018. In July 2022 , it was announced that he was returning to policing as the City's Police Commissioner, replacing former Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. He was right in as Commissioner on 12 September 2022.