Lynne Owens
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Lynne Owens CBE QPM |
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| 2nd Director-General of the National Crime Agency | |
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Assumed office January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Bristow |
| Chief Constable of Surrey Police | |
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In office February 2012 – December 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Rowley |
| Succeeded by | Nick Ephgrave |
| Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service | |
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In office December 2010 – February 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Allison |
| Succeeded by | Mark Rowley |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Chief Police Officer |
| Awards |
Queen's Police Medal (2008) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015) |
Lynne Gillian Owens, CBE, QPM is a British senior law enforcement officer. Since January 2016, she has served as Director-General of the National Crime Agency. As such, she is the one of the most senior law enforcement chiefs in British law enforcement. She was Assistant Commissioner of Central and Territorial Operations with the Metropolitan Police Service from 2010 to 2012, and the Chief Constable of Surrey Police from 2012 to 2015.
Owens began her policing career when she joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1989. As a Constable, she was based in Catford, London. On promotion to Sergeant, she transferred to Kent Police and began training to become a detective. In the rank of Detective Chief Inspector, she became a senior investigating officer with the force's major crime department. During her time as a detective, she investigated ten major murders.
In 2002, Owens transferred to Surrey Police. She was appointed Divisional Commander of North Surrey in May 2003. In January 2005, she was promoted to temporary assistant chief constable responsible for specialist operations. This was her first experience of a chief officer rank. She qualified as a Gold firearms Commander during that appointment. Having completed the Strategic Command Course ran by the National Policing Improvement Agency, she was made assistant chief constable responsible for territorial operations. She became the youngest person to hold the rank of deputy chief constable when she was appointed to the rank temporarily in March 2008. During that appointment, she headed an organisational change programme.
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