Bev Busson

The Honourable
Beverley Busson
CM COM OBC
Canadian Senator
from British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 24, 2018
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
21st Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Interim
In office
December 16, 2006 – June 14, 2007
Preceded byGiuliano Zaccardelli
Succeeded byWilliam Elliott
Personal details
Born
Beverley Ann MacDonald

(1951-08-23) August 23, 1951 (age 73)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyIndependent Senators Group
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationPolice officer
Known forFirst female commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Beverley Ann Busson CM COM OBC (née MacDonald; born August 23, 1951) is a Canadian Senator and former police officer who served as the 21st commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) from December 2006 to June 2007. She was the first woman to hold this position[1] and was appointed on an interim basis in the wake of Giuliano Zaccardelli's resignation amid controversy.[2][3] Busson's subsequent appointment as a member of the Senate of Canada representing British Columbia was announced on September 24, 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Former RCMP Commissioners". rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. March 1, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "History of the RCMP". RCMP. December 17, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Beverley Busson to head RCMP". Vancouver Sun. December 16, 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Tasker, John Paul (September 24, 2018). "RCMP's first female commissioner one of Trudeau's two new picks for Senate". CBC News. Retrieved September 24, 2018.