Peter Clarke (police officer)
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Peter Clarke CVO OBE QPM |
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| Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons | |
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Assumed office February 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Hardwick |
| Deputy Assistant Commissioner, head of the Counter Terrorism Command | |
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In office June 2002 – 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | John McDowall |
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Peter John Michael Clarke 27 July 1955 |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Police officer |
Peter John Michael Clarke, CVO, OBE, QPM (born 27 July 1955) is a retired senior police officer with London's Metropolitan Police most notably having served as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner with the Specialist Operations directorate, commanding the Counter Terrorism Command.
Clarke was educated at the Glyn School, Epsom and holds a degree in law and an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Bristol. He is married with three children. He lists cricket and rugby among his interests.
Clarke joined the Metropolitan Police in 1977, progressing through the ranks to reach inspector in 1984, becoming a detective inspector in 1986 before joining the National Drugs Intelligence Unit in 1988. Subsequently promoted, Clarke became Operations Chief, Central London division in 1990 and staff officer to the Met commissioner in 1993 followed by three years as divisional commander, Brixton from 1994 to 1997.
Clarke then spent a further 3 years as a Commander, heading the Protection Command between 1997 and 2000, a role which placed him in charge of Royalty protection at the time of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, followed by 2 years as deputy director of personnel from 2000 to 2002. In June 2002, Clarke became head of the Anti-terrorist Branch, later merged with Special Branch to form the Counter Terrorist Command, a role which put him in direct control of the investigation into the 7 July attacks on London and the failed bomb attempts of 21 July 2005.
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