Ian Oliver
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Dr Ian Oliver QPM |
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| Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police | |
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In office 1979–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Frizzell |
| Succeeded by | William Wilson |
| Chief Constable of Grampian Police | |
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In office 1990–1998 |
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| Preceded by | Alistair G. Lynn |
| Succeeded by | Andrew G. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Oliver |
| Spouse(s) | Elsie Oliver |
| Relations | Joanna Gosling (daughter-in-law) |
| Children | Guy Oliver Craig Oliver Stephanie Oliver |
| Profession | Police officer, author, speaker, security consultant |
Ian Oliver, QPM, is a former police officer, author, speaker and international consultant for the United Nations. He served as Chief Constable of Scotland's Central and Grampian Police. Since leaving the police force, he has worked as a consultant and speaker on the issues of drugs, terrorism and trafficking. He is a published author, a board member of the International Scientific & Medical Advisory Forum on Drug Abuse, an appointed life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and an elected Member of the Institute of Global Drug Policy. Oliver is the father of Craig Oliver, the final special adviser to David Cameron's government.
After training as a company secretary, Oliver served as an officer with the Royal Air Force between 1959 and 1961. After leaving the Air Force he joined London's Metropolitan Police Service as a constable, working his way up to the rank of Superintendent. He moved to Northumbria Police as a Chief Superintendent in 1977, then later became the force's Assistant Chief Constable. In 1979 he was appointed as Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police, a job he held for eleven years until moving to the neighbouring Grampian force. Part of his remit at Central covered the Grangemouth Oil Refinery. He was Chief Constable of Grampian Police from 1990 to 1998. During his time in Scotland he was twice elected as President of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, as well as International Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He was also awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Distinguished Police Service.
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