Graham Shields

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{{short description|Public servant and former police officer in Northern Ireland}}

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Graham Shields OBE was the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland from 11 October 2010 to 31 January 2017, having previously been Assistant Chief Electoral Officer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-10653416|publisher=BBC News|title=Graham Shields is new NI chief electoral officer|accessdate=10 February 2011|date=16 July 2010}} He had previously served as a police officer, reaching the senior rank of Chief Superintendent.{{cite web |title=Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Graham Shields |url=http://www.nihrc.org/people/detail/graham-shields |website=NIHRC |accessdate=11 October 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011212808/http://www.nihrc.org/people/detail/graham-shields |url-status=dead }}

Shields was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to electoral democracy.{{London Gazette|issue=61962|supp=y|page=B14|date=17 June 2017}}

He is a member of Northern Ireland's Human Rights Commission.