Jacqui Cheer

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Jacqui Cheer

QPM
Born
Jacqueline Ann Cheer [1] [2]

September 1961 (age 6162)
NationalityBritish
Occupation Police Officer

Jacqueline ("Jacqui") Ann Cheer QPM [1] [2] (born September 1961) [3] is a British former senior police officer. She was the Chief Constable of Cleveland Police until retiring from the Police Service in March 2016. [4]

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Education

Cheer studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. [5]

Early career

Cheer joined Essex Police in 1984. [6] In 2004 she attended a Strategic Command Course, and transferred to Suffolk Police as an Assistant Chief Constable in 2006. She was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable with Suffolk. [7]

Career with Cleveland Police

Cheer was appointed Chief Constable of Cleveland Police on a permanent basis by the force's Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, in February 2013. She was appointed temporary chief in late 2011, following the suspension and subsequent sacking of her predecessor, Sean Price, [8] [4] and his deputy, Derek Bonnard. [8]

From January to March 2015, Cheer was seconded as an instructor to the London Police College. [9]

Honors and awards

She was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 2012 New Year Honours. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Honours: Sundries". Independent.co.uk . 31 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "New Year Honours across Teesside and County Durham". BBC News. 31 December 2011.
  3. "Jacqueline Ann CHEER - Personal Appointments". Companies House . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Jacqui Cheer". Gazette Live. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. "New Year Honours for alumni".
  6. Hamilton, Fiona (28 September 2013). "Police chief fails fitness test her officers must pass". The Times. No. 71002. p. 8. ISSN   0140-0460.
  7. 1 2 "Chief Constable". Cleveland Police. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Cleveland chief constable confirmed as Jacqui Cheer". BBC. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  9. Barley, Sophie (7 January 2015). "Cleveland Chief Constable currently off duty to help train senior officers across the country". Gazette Live newspaper. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Sean Price
Chief Constable of Cleveland Police
2011–2016
Succeeded by
Iain Spittal