Christopher Salmon
| Christopher Salmon | |
|---|---|
 Salmon in 2013 | |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys Police | |
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Assumed office 15 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1978 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Christopher Salmon is the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys Police, the largest police area in England and Wales. He is the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012.[1]
He is standing for re-election to the post of Dyfed-Powys Police Commissioner at the elections being held on Thursday 5th May 2016.
Early life and career
Salmon, who is one of four children, was born in Presteigne, Wales, UK. He was educated at Winchester College; Pembroke College, Oxford University; and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, where he graduated as an Army Officer and served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Iraq. He later matriculated to UCL and decided to read Russian. He joined the British Army in 2003 and became a Captain. Soon afterward he moved positions to become press officer of the The Rifles.
Politics
In 2010 [2]Salmon stood as a Conservative candidate in the Llanelli constituency, receiving 5,381 votes (14.4%), the highest number of votes for the Conservatives in Llanelli since 1992, and the highest percentage of Conservative votes since 1997.
Miscellaneous
Salmon is a regular contributor to The Times.
He currently resides on his farm in Llandeilo.
References
- ↑ "Police commissioner: Dyfed-Powys elects Conservative Christopher Salmon". BBC News (BBC). 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/uk-general-elections/2010-uk-general-election-results/llanelli