Christopher Salmon

{{Short description|Welsh politician}}

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|office = Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner

|term_start = 22 November 2012

|term_end = 11 May 2016

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|successor = Dafydd Llywelyn

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|birth_place = Presteigne, Powys, Wales

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Christopher Salmon (born 5 June 1978) is a Conservative politician, who served as Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner, the largest police area in England and Wales, from November 2012 until May 2016. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20339873|title=Police commissioner: Dyfed-Powys elects Conservative Christopher Salmon|date=16 November 2012|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=20 November 2012}}

He stood for re-election to the post of Dyfed-Powys Police Commissioner at the elections held on Thursday 5 May 2016. However, he was defeated by Dafydd Llywelyn of Plaid Cymru. Since then he has lived and worked in London, most recently for Michael Gove.