Mark Rowley

Sir Mark Peter Rowley is a British senior police officer who has been the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis since September 2022.
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Some of the key events about Mark Rowley

  • 1987
    Joined Surrey Police as a constable
  • 2000
    Became a Detective Chief Inspector
  • 2003
    Appointed as Chief Superintendent in charge of policing for West Surrey
  • 2008
    Promoted to Assistant Chief Constable for Surrey Police
  • 2009
    Joined the Metropolitan Police Service as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner
  • 2011
    Appointed as the national lead for counter-terrorism policing
  • 2014
    Awarded the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service
  • 2014
    Faced criticism for the Metropolitan Police's handling of undercover policing operations and relationships
  • 2016
    Appointed as Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations at the Metropolitan Police
  • 2017
    Oversaw controversial facial recognition technology trials in London, raising privacy concerns
  • 2018
    Knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to policing
  • 2018
    Criticized for the police response to the Extinction Rebellion protests in London
  • 2019
    Faced backlash for comments suggesting that far-right extremism was a lesser threat than Islamist terrorism
  • 2022
    Appointed as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
  • 2022
    Received criticism for the Metropolitan Police's initial reluctance to investigate Downing Street lockdown parties

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