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Sir Matthew David Baggott
CBE QPM
Baggott in 2013
Born1959 (age 64–65)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Police career
DepartmentPolice Service of Northern Ireland
RankChief Constable
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Police Medal

Sir Matthew David Baggott, CBE, QPM (born 1959[1]) is a retired senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland from 2009 to 2014.

Career[edit]

Baggott joined the Metropolitan Police in 1978. He moved to West Midlands Police as Assistant Chief Constable in 1998, and was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable in 2001. He was appointed Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary in 2002.[2]

In September 2009, he succeeded Sir Hugh OrdeasChief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. In January 2014, it was announced that he would retire from the PSNI in September 2014, having decided that he would not apply to extend his contract.[3] On 5 June 2014, he announced that he would retire earlier than planned; stepping down on 29 June.[4]

He was President of the Christian Police Association.[5]

Honours[edit]

Baggott was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2004 Birthday Honours,[6] and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours 'for services to the Police'.[7][8] He was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to policing.[9][10]


Ribbon Description Notes
Knight Bachelor (Kt)
  • 2015
Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • 2008
  • Degree of Commander
  • Civil Division
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
  • 2004
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Profile: Matt Baggott – The Times
  • ^ "Baggott appointed new PSNI chief". BBC News. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  • ^ "Matt Baggott to step down as NI chief constable". BBC News. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  • ^ Kearney, Vincent (5 June 2014). "Chief constable Matt Baggott to retire earlier". BBC News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  • ^ "Christian Police Association – National Staff". 18 October 2013.
  • ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2004. p. 25.
  • ^ 2008 New Year Honours List Archived 28 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 7.
  • ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N2.
  • ^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

    • External links[edit]

    Police appointments
    Preceded by

    David Wyrko

    		 Chief Constable of Leicestershire
    2002–2009     		Succeeded by

    Simon Cole

    Preceded by

    Judith Gillespie (acting)

    		 Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
    2009—2014     		Succeeded by

    George Hamilton


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