Deputy Commissioner of Police (Singapore) explained

Post:Deputy Commissioner
Body:the
Singapore Police Force
Incumbent:Lian Ghim Hua (Operations)
How Kwang Hwee (Policy)
Zhang Wei Han (Investigation and Intelligence)
Department:Singapore Police Force
Reports To:Minister for Home Affairs
Appointer:President of Singapore
Termlength:No term limit
First:Kenneth Bruce Stewart
Abbreviation:DC

The Deputy Commissioner of Police is the deputy head of the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

List of Deputy Commissioners of Police

Deputy Commissioner of PoliceTermRef
Kenneth Bruce Stewart1860s
Patrick Joseph Shannon1947–1950 [1]
Edmund Victor Fowler1950
Song Kok Hoo1953–1961
Khoo Boon Hui1995–1997
Goh Liang Kwang1997–2008
Wong Hong Kuan2010–2011
Raja Kumar s/o Thamby Rajah2011–2014
Hoong Wee Teck (Investigation & Intelligence) 2013–2014
Lim Kok Thai (Policy) 2015–2018 [2] [3]
Tan Chye Hee (Investigations & Intelligence)2015–2018
Lau Peet Meng (Operations)2015–2018 [4]
Jerry See Buck Thye (Policy)2018–2024
Florence Chua Siew Lian (Investigations & Intelligence) 2018–2022
Tan Chye Hee (Operations)2018–2019
Tan Hung Hooi (Operations)2019–2022
How Kwang Hwee (Policy) 2022–present
Lian Ghim Hua (Operations)2022–present
Zhang Wei Han (Investigations & Intelligence) 2024-present

Notes and References

  1. Book: . 1951 . The Colonial Office List 1951 (Colonial No. 265) . . . 634.
  2. News: Nepal quake: More medical, police personnel from Singapore join relief efforts . Channel News Asia . CNA . 2 December 2015.
  3. News: AVA's CEO Tan Poh Hong to step down on Oct 1; senior police officer Lim Kok Thai to take over .
  4. News: CID to get first female chief from June .