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Patrick Shearer QPM MA LLB |
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Patrick Shearer was appointed Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary in May 2007. Later that month, he was appointed Vice President of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) and will serve as President of ACPOS during the year 2008/09.
A native of Moray, he was raised in the North-East of Scotland. He studied at Aberdeen University, graduating with an Arts Law Degree.
He joined Grampian Police in 1983 and was one of the first Officers to qualify for, participate in and successfully complete the first Scottish Strategic Command Course. In April 2001 he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of Grampian Police responsible for operational matters.
In January 2004, he was appointed Chair of the Scottish Intelligent Database (SID) Project having been involved in this work since its inception. This project subsequently brought about the introduction of a single intelligence database facility which is common across the Scottish Police Service.
In January 2005, he was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Grampian Police responsible for Corporate Communications, Professional Standards and Conduct, Development & Governance and Executive Support.
In July 2005, he undertook the challenging role of Mutual Aid Coordinator for G8, working within the Scottish Police Information Coordination Centre, (S-PICC) - instigated by ACPOS and operated from Fife Constabulary Headquarters in Glenrothes.
In January 2006, he took on a leading role in driving up performance in the Scottish Police Service, working with others to develop a Performance Framework and relevant performance induction.
He was appointed as Chair of the Performance Platform Project for Scotland, in May, 2006, which is a £10million project designed to deliver a performance system for the Scottish Police Service.
He is married with two children and was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in January 2007.
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