Phil Gormley
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Phil Gormley QPM |
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| Chief Constable of Police Scotland | |
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Assumed office 5 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Stephen House |
| Deputy Director-General of the National Crime Agency | |
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In office May 2013 – October 2015 |
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| Director-General | Keith Bristow |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | David Armond |
| Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary | |
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In office March 2010 – May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ian McPherson |
| Succeeded by | Simon Bailey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Philip Gormley 1963 (age 53–54) Surrey, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater |
University of Gloucestershire University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Queen's Police Medal (2013) |
Philip "Phil" Gormley, QPM is a senior British police officer and the current Chief Constable of Police Scotland. He was Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary from 2010 to 2013, and Deputy Director of the National Crime Agency from its creation in 2013 until July 2015. Gormley was named as the new head of Police Scotland in December 2015, and was sworn in on 5 January 2016.
Gormley studied at the University of Gloucestershire, graduating in 1984. He later undertook postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge.
In 1985, Gormley began his policing career as a constable with Thames Valley Police. In 1999, he was promoted to superintendent and appointed commander with responsibility for the Southern Oxfordshire area. In 2003, he joined the Metropolitan Police and was appointed Commander of Specialist Operations. In 2005, he organised the merger of the Anti-Terrorist Branch and Special Branch into what would become the Counter Terrorism Command in 2006.
From 2007 to 2010, Gormley was Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police. From 22 March 2010 to 2013, he was Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary. He was the second highest paid Chief Constable in the United Kingdom with a salary of £260,000. In May 2013, he was appointed Deputy Director of the newly created National Crime Agency (NCA). As of 2015, Gormley was paid a salary of £185,000 by the NCA, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. In March 2015, it was announced that he would be leaving the NCA in the Autumn of 2015. He stepped down in July 2015.
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