Kenneth Newman
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Sir Kenneth Newman GBE QPM |
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| Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police | |
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In office 1982–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Sir David McNee |
| Succeeded by | Sir Peter Imbert |
| Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Sir James Flanagan |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Hermon |
| Personal details | |
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15 August 1926 Sussex, England |
| Died | 4 February 2017 (aged 90) |
| Profession | Police officer |
Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman GBE QPM (15 August 1926 – 4 February 2017) was a senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1976 to 1980, and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 1987. He is best known for initiating a major reform and restructure of the Metropolitan Police during his tenure as Commissioner and for seeing the Royal Ulster Constabulary replace the British Army as the dominant security force in Northern Ireland during his tenure as Chief Constable.
Newman was born on 15 August 1926 in Sussex and joined the Royal Air Force in 1942. After basic training, Newman trained to be a wireless operator at No. 1 Radio School RAF when he was nicknamed "Jankers" but he did not complete the course and remustered to become a Mechanical Transport Driver. Completing his training, Newman served for two years with the RAF Far East Air Force. On his return to England, he promptly joined the Palestine Police Force in the British Mandate of Palestine, where he served as a uniformed officer before being seconded to the Palestine Special Branch as a detective. When the Palestine Police were disbanded in 1948, the Metropolitan Police sent several recruitment officers from London to convince interested officers to transfer to the Met – Newman signed up and returned to London shortly afterwards where he was stationed at Bow Street.
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