Ian Dyson
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Ian Christopher Dyson, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|size=100%|CBE|QPM|DL}} (born 26 October 1960) is a retired senior British police officer, having previously been the Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner of the City of London Police
Early life and education
Dyson was born on 26 October 1960 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, then a direct grant grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, London. He studied history at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.'DYSON, Ian Christopher', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U287919 accessed 4 Nov 2017]
Police career
Dyson began his police career in 1983 with the Metropolitan Police.{{cite web|title=Commissioner|url=https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/about-us/chief-officer-team/Pages/Commissioner-Ian-Dyson.aspx|publisher=City of London Police|accessdate=22 January 2016|date=31 December 2015|archive-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121013620/https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/about-us/chief-officer-team/Pages/Commissioner-Ian-Dyson.aspx|url-status=dead}} He served in that force until 2008, when he moved to Surrey Police as an Assistant Chief Constable. In 2010, he then moved to the City of London Police as Commander, being promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2012. He was appointed Commissioner of the City of London Police effective 1 January 2016.{{cite web|title=City of London appoints new Police Commissioner|url=http://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/city-of-london-appoints-new-police-commissioner|publisher=City of London Corporation|accessdate=22 January 2016|date=15 October 2015}} In May of 2021, Dyson announced his retirement and was succeeded by Commissioner Angela McLaren who took up her post on 3 January 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2022/january/city-of-london-police-welcomes-new-commissioner-and-assistant-commissioners/#:~:text=Commissioner%20McLaren%27s%20appointment%20was%20announced,of%20Commissioner%20from%20January%202016 | title=City of London Police welcomes new Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners }}
Honours
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| 40px | Queen's Police Medal (QPM) | * 2015 |
| 40px | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | * 2002 |
| 40px | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | * 2012 |
| 40px | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal | * 2022 |
| 40px | Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | * 2005 |
In 2022, he was commissioned as Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London.{{London Gazette|issue=63849|page=19802|date=11 October 2022}}
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Category:Commissioners of the City of London Police
Category:Metropolitan Police officers
Category:British police chief officers
Category:English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal
Category:People educated at Kingston Grammar School
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