Darryl Preston | |
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Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Ray Bisby (acting) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Conservative |
Website | Official website |
Darryl Preston is a British Conservative Party politician and former police officer,who currently serves as the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
Preston joined the Metropolitan Police in 1983,before transferring in 1998 to the Cambridgeshire Constabulary,where he served until retirement in 2017. [1] He then became a senior official of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
Preston was elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire in 2021 and in 2024. [2] [3]
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