John Corrigan’s police career lasted from 1975 till 2008. From police cadet and rural beat constable he progressed until latterly holding a new and unique chief officer post, fulfilling 2 linked roles.
As Assistant Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police, his force remit included special branch whilst beyond Strathclyde, as the ACPOS co-ordinator for counter terrorism (CT), he was central to the development of consistent CT policing throughout Scotland, linking ACPOS CT policies with those of key partners.
In 1975, age 17, John followed family tradition by becoming a police cadet in his local Ayrshire Constabulary which then amalgamated with others to create Strathclyde Police.
His time as constable, sergeant, inspector, chief inspector and superintendent saw him serve in every part of the force area. Unusually, he spent time in uniform and within CID operations at every rank. In addition, when detective sergeant, he was seconded to the Lockerbie investigation.
More recently, following a period with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland, he returned to Strathclyde as Chief Superintendent and Divisional Commander of Ayrshire.
During 2004, he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police with an initial portfolio of ‘Crime’ which included Special Branch / CT, CID Operations, Child Protection, Criminal Intelligence, Violence Reduction, Crime Management and Forensic Science. However, the increasing scope and complexity of the CT agenda resulted in the creation of a new post which he undertook till retirement in 2008.
Married with 2 sons, John is a graduate of the Accelerated Promotion Scheme (1982), Strategic Command Course (2000) and the International Leadership in Counter Terrorism Programme (LinCT) (2004).
He was later appointed Chair of the Board of Governors of LinCT, working closely with the leadership of the FBI, other law enforcement, counter terrorism and national security organisations across 3 continents, in collaboration with the University of St Andrews and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
In the 2008 New Year Honours List, Her Majesty awarded John the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) for distinguished service.
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