Assumed office 20 February 2023 Interim: September 2022 – February 2023
Commissioner
Sir Mark Rowley
Preceded by
Stephen House / Helen Ball (acting) / Lynne Owens (interim)
Director-General of the National Crime Agency
In office 4 January 2016 – 4 October 2021
Preceded by
Keith Bristow
Succeeded by
Graeme Biggar
Chief Constable of Surrey Police
In office February 2012 – December 2015
Preceded by
Mark Rowley
Succeeded by
Nick Ephgrave
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
In office December 2010 – February 2012
Preceded by
Chris Allison
Succeeded by
Mark Rowley
Personal details
Born
(1969-01-29) 29 January 1969 (age 55)
Profession
Chief Police Officer
Awards
Queen's Police Medal (2008) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015) Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (2021)
a. ^ As First Deputy Director-General for Capabilities. b. ^ As Second Deputy Director-General for Operations.
Dame Lynne Gillian Owens, DCB, CBE, QPM, DL (born 29 January 1969) is a senior law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom. She was made interim Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service in September 2022[1] before being confirmed as that role's permanent holder in February 2023,[2] the first-ever such female holder (Helen Ball previously held it on an acting basis in 2021-2022).
She was Assistant Commissioner of Central Operations, then Central Operations and Specialist Crime, with the Metropolitan Police Service from 2010 to 2012, and the Chief Constable of Surrey Police from 2012 to 2015. She then served as Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2016 to 2021, making her one of the most senior law enforcement chiefs in the United Kingdom at the time.[3]
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^"Dame Lynne Owens announced as Met Deputy Commissioner". Metropolitan Police. 20 February 2023.
^"National Crime Agency appoints Lynne Owens as director general". The Guardian. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
Dame Lynne Gillian Owens, DCB, CBE, QPM, DL (born 29 January 1969) is a senior law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom. She was made interim Deputy...
Police – Leadership". Metropolitan Police. Retrieved 7 October 2015. "LynneOwens is new Surrey Chief Constable". BBC News. 23 December 2011. Retrieved...
2014-06-05. "LynneOwens announced as new head of National Crime Agency". Gov.uk. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. "LynneOwens reappointed...
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