Mike Bowron

Chief Officer Michael Bowron QPM
Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 January 2011
Personal details
Profession	Senior Police Officer

Michael "Mike" Bowron QPM is the Chief Officer of States of Jersey Police. He was previously the Commissioner of the City of London Police from 2006 to 2011.

Early life

Bowron was educated at Sussex University, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology.^[1]

Career

Bowron worked as a broker for Lloyd's of London before joining Sussex Police in 1980.^[2]

In 2006, he was appointed Commissioner of the City of London Police.^[3] He graduated from the FBI Academy in 2007.^[4] In 2010, Bowron played a key role in setting up the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau.^[5]

On 4 January 2011, he transferred to the States of Jersey Police to become its Chief Officer.^[6]

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

1. "Chief Officer". Jersey.police.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
2. Jersey Finance Limited (2011-01-04). "Mike Bowron | Jersey Finance Events | Events | Jersey Finance Limited | Voice of the International Finance Centre". Jerseyfinance.je. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
3. Ellen Widdup (2009-05-26). "City police hire 50 specialists to fight £1 billion fraudsters". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
4. "States of Jersey - Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force: Appointment" (PDF). Stateassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
5. "National fraud bureau to tackle £30bn con bill". Computerweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
6. "BBC News - Mike Bowron will 'soften image' of Jersey police". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2012-10-04.