List of Commissioners of New South Wales Police
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The New South Wales Police Force has had 21 Commissioners since 1851. They were known as Inspectors General until 1930.
- William Spain: 1851
- Captain William Mayne 1852–1856
- Captain John McLerie 1856–1874
- Edmund Walcott Fosberry 1874–1904
- Thomas Garvin 1904–1910
- Ernest Charles Day 1911–1915
- James Mitchell 1915–1930
- Walter Henry Childs 1930–1935
- William John MacKay 1935–1948
- James Frederick Scott 1948–1952
- Colin Delaney 1952–1962
- Norman AllanNorman AllanNorman Thomas William Allan was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police, from 1962 to 1972...
1962–1972 - Frederick HansonFrederick HansonFrederick John Hanson CBE , was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 15 November 1972 until his retirement in 1976.- Early life & career :...
1972–1976 - Mervyn WoodMervyn WoodMervyn Thomas Wood, LVO, MBE, QPM was an Australian rower of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist. He later rose to become the Police Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force.-Biography:Wood was the youngest of four children born in...
1977–1979 - Jim LeesJim LeesJames Travers "Jim" Lees QPM was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1979 to 1981.Jim Lees was born in 1919 at Hornsby and went on to attend the Hurlstone Agricultural High School...
1979–1981 - Cecil AbbottCecil AbbottCecil "Cec" Roy Abbott AO, QPM was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police in Australia from 30 December 1981 to 7 August 1984.Cecil Abbott joined as a cadet in 1941 and graduated to the Police Force in 1945...
1981–1984 - John Avery 1984–1991
- Tony LauerTony LauerAnthony Raymond 'Tony' Lauer, APM, JP was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1991 until 1996.-Education:...
1991–1996 - Peter RyanPeter Ryan (police commissioner)Peter James Ryan, QPM is a former British police officer, who was the Commissioner of New South Wales Police in Australia from 1996 to 2002.-Early life and education:Ryan was born in 1944 in Lancaster to Laurence and Maureen Ryan....
1996–2002 - Ken MoroneyKen MoroneyKennneth Edward Moroney AO APM was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in New South Wales, Australia from 2002 until 2007.- Personal life :...
2002–2004 - Andrew ScipioneAndrew ScipioneAndrew Phillip Scipione APM is the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, succeeding Ken Moroney on 31 August 2007.-Personal:...
2004-Present