Andrew Colvin
Andrew Colvin is an Australian police officer and the current Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police[1] and a Member of the Order of Australia (OAM).
Early life and education
From July 2009 and May 2010 he studied for and received a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.[2]
Personal life
Andrew Colvin is married with two children.[2][3]
Early career
He joined the Australian Federal Police in 1990. He has worked in policing narcotics, money laundering, politically motivated crime, illegal pornography and terrorism financing.[3] He oversaw Australia's policing response to the 2002 Bali bombings, for which he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal[2] in 2003,[1] and the Australian Embassy bombings in Jakarta.[3]
In 2008 Andrew Colvin was awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM).[2]
Career as commissioner
He replaced Commissioner Tony Negus as head of the AFP in September 2014.[4][5]
Life chronology
- 1990: Joined Australian Federal Police[2]
- 2002: Superintendent, National Coordinator Counter Terrorism[2]
- 2003: Order of Australia Medal[1]
- 2005: Chief of Staff[2]
- 2006: Assistant Commissioner[2]
- 2007: Street Review[2]
- 2008: National Manager High Tech Crime Operations[2]
- 2008: Australian Police Medal[2]
- 2010: Masters in Public Administration[2]
- 2010: Deputy Commissioner Operations[2]
- 2014: Appointed Commissioner[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Hudson, Phillip (1 October 2014). "Andrew Colvin appointed new commissioner of Australian Federal Police". THE AUSTRALIAN. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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- "Commissioner Andrew Colvin APM OAM - Board Member". NATIONAL SECURITY COLLEGE. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- "Deputy Commissioner Andrew Colvin APM OAM - Deputy Commissioner Operations". 2011 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING CONFERENCE. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 Koziol, Michael (September 18, 2014). "Who is Andrew Colvin?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- 1 2 Gorrey, Megan (September 18, 2014). "Andrew Colvin steps in to acting role as AFP commissioner". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ AFP Media Release Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine..
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| Preceded by Tony Negus |
Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police 2014 – present |
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