The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (usually just referred to as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner or, more colloquially, as the Met Commissioner) is the head of the Metropolitan Police Service in London. Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

The post was created by the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 and was, until 1855, held jointly by two men. The Commissioner is generally regarded as the most senior operational police officer in the United Kingdom (although since each police force is independent this is not technically accurate). He is always knighted on appointment if he has not already been (many of the Deputy Commissioners are also knighted). The insignia of rank, unique within the British police, is a crown above a Bath Star ("pip") above crossed tipstaves within a wreath, very similar to the insignia worn by a full general in the British Army. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Tipstaff itself is just a truncheon or rod. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

At one time, the commissioners were either retired military officers or civil servants. Sir John Nott-Bower was the first career police officer to hold the post (although several previous commissioners had served in senior administrative positions in colonial forces and the Metropolitan Police itself) and Sir Joseph Simpson was the first commissioner to have started his career as a constable (although he was soon appointed to higher rank). However, Sir Robert Mark, appointed in 1972, was the first to have risen through all the ranks from the lowest to the highest, as all his successors have done. A Constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly that of law-enforcement. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

The Commissioner of Police is senior to (from next lowest rank downwards) Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, and Commander.

Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis

• Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Rowan (1829–1850)
• Sir Richard Mayne (1829–1868)
• Captain William Hay (1850–1855)
• Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Labalmondière (acting) (1868–1869)
• Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Henderson (1869–1886)
• Major-General Sir Charles Warren (1886–1888)
• James Monro (1888–1890)
• Colonel Sir Edward Bradford (1890–1903)
• Sir Edward Henry (1903–1918)
• General Sir Nevil Macready (1918–1920)
• Brigadier-General Sir William Horwood (1918–1928)
• General The Viscount Byng of Vimy (1928–1931)
• Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Trenchard (1931–1935)
• Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game (1935–1945)
• Sir Harold Scott (1945–1953)
• Sir John Nott-Bower (1953–1958)
• Sir Joseph Simpson (1958–1968)
• Sir John Waldron (1968–1972)
• Sir Robert Mark (1972–1977)
• Sir David McNee (1977–1982)
• Sir Kenneth Newman (1982–1987)
• Sir Peter Imbert (1987–1993)
• Sir Paul Condon (1993–2000)
• Sir John Stevens (2000–2005)
• Sir Ian Blair (2005—)

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Rowan KCB (circa 1782–8 May 1852) was the joint first Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of the London Metropolitan Police. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Richard Mayne KCB (27 November 1796–26 December 1868) was a barrister and the joint first Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Hay - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas William Parish Labalmondière CB (1815–8 March 1893) was the first Assistant Commissioner (Administrative) of the London Metropolitan Police and acted as Commissioner for three months in 1868–1869. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson KCB (19 April 1821–8 December 1896) was an officer in the British Army who was Comptroller-General of Convicts in Western Australia from 1850 to 1863, Home Office Surveyor-General of Prisons from 1863 to 1869, and Commissioner of Police of the... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... General Sir Charles Warren, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.R.S. (1840–1927) was a British soldier and police commissioner. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... James Monro CB (1838–1920) was a lawyer who became the first Assistant Commissioner (Crime) of the London Metropolitan Police and also served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1888 to 1890. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Colonel Sir Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford Bt GCB GCVO KCSI ADC (27 July 1836–13 May 1911) was a British Indian Army officer who later served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1890 to 1903. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Sir Edward Richard Henry, KCB (26 July 1850–19 February 1931) was the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police Force of London) from 1903 to 1918. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, GCB, GCMG, MVO (11 September 1862–6 June 1935) was a career British Army officer who served as commander of the Canadian army in World War I, and later became Governor General of Canada. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (February 3, 1873 - February 10, 1956) was the British Chief of the Air Staff during World War I, and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Woolcott Game (March 30, 1876–February 4, 1961) was a British Royal Air Force commander and Governor of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sir John Nott-Bower was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (the head of London Metropolitan Police Service) from 1953 to 1958. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 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External link

• Metropolitan Police Service timeline