Rafael Piñeiro

Rafael Piñeiro
First Deputy New York City Police Commissioner
In office September 2010 – October 2014
Appointed by	Raymond W. Kelly
Preceded by	George Grasso
Succeeded by	Benjamin B. Tucker
Chief of Personnel, New York City Police Department
In office 2002–2010
Preceded by	James Lawrence
Succeeded by	Thomas Dale
Personal details
Born	Rafael Piñeiro 1949 (age 67–68) Valencia, Spain
Alma mater	New York Institute of Technology Brooklyn Law School New York University Columbia University Harvard University

Rafael Piñeiro (born 1949) is the First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and highest ranking Hispanic American member of the NYPD. In November 2013, he was rumored to on Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's short list to replace Ray Kelly as NYPD Commissioner.

Piñeiro was born in Valencia, Spain. He immigrated with his family from Cuba to the United States of America when he was 12. After graduating from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science, he was appointed to the NYPD in June 1970 after graduating at the top of his New York City Police Academy class and receiving the Chief of Personnel's Award for the highest combined academic and physical fitness scores.

According to his official biography, he was promoted up the ranks to Deputy Chief in 1991 and Assistant Chief in 1994. When he was promoted to Deputy Chief he was the Commanding Officer of the Police Commissioner's Office and later the Executive Officer of Patrol Borough Bronx. As Assistant Chief he served as Executive Officer Housing Bureau and was the Commanding Officer of the following commands; Patrol Borough Bronx, Criminal Justice Bureau, Management Information Systems Division, Personnel Bureau In 1995, he founded the National Law Enforcement Explorer Academy. He served as executive officer of the 17th Precinct, commander of the 41st Precinct. In 2002, he was appointed Chief of Personnel and became the longest serving Chief of Personnel in NYPD history. He was elevated to First Deputy Commissioner in 2010. His awards and decorations include the Police Combat Cross, the Department's second highest award for valor, which he received for confronting a gun wielding suspect who had robbed a convenience store. In 2010 he became the first Hispanic-American ever appointed as First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department.

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