Lord Condon
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The Right Honourable The Lord Condon QPM DL FRSA |
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| Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police | |
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In office 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Peter Imbert |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Stevens |
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Paul Leslie Condon 10 March 1947 |
Paul Leslie Condon, Baron Condon, QPM DL FRSA (born 10 March 1947) is a retired British police officer. He was the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1993 to 2000.
Condon read Jurisprudence at St Peter's College, Oxford and was made an Honorary Fellow in 1996.
Paul Condon joined the police in 1967. He became Chief Constable of Kent in 1988 and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1993 at the age of 45, the youngest person to do so, stepping down in 2000.
His tenure as head of the Metropolitan Police Service was marked by the Stephen Lawrence case, which became a major controversy. The subsequent public Macpherson Report found the force to be "institutionally racist" and that the failure to arrest and successfully prosecute those believed guilty brought about many changes in the way the Metropolitan Police investigated murder within the capital. In 1995, Condon attracted controversy and media attention for stating that most muggers are black.
Other challenges Condon faced were Irish republican terrorism, the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, the millennium celebrations and police corruption, which led to 70 people being charged, 100 police officers suspended and changes to legislation.
Just six weeks after his retirement from the Metropolitan Police, Condon became head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, investigating the game's betting controversies.
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