Frank Noonan

Francis Noonan
20th Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police
In office
Acting: January 18, 2011 – April 12, 2011
April 12, 2011 – August 3, 2015
GovernorTom Corbett
Preceded byFrank Pawlowski
Succeeded byTyree Blocker
Personal details
EducationWest Chester University in Pennsylvania
ProfessionLaw enforcement
NicknameFrank
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
RankLance Corporal
Battles/warsVietnam War

Francis (Frank) Noonan was formerly State Police Commissioner for the Pennsylvania State Police.[1] Noonan began his career in 1971 as an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Following his retirement from the FBI in 1998, Noonan was appointed as Northeast Regional Director for the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation. After 11 years as Regional Director, Noonan was promoted to Chief of Criminal Investigations for the Office of Attorney General in July 2009.

Noonan was nominated by Governor Tom Corbett on January 18, 2011,[2] to be Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police and was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on April 12, 2011.[3]

Noonan served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service.[4]

He is a graduate of West Chester University.

  1. ^ "Colonel Frank Noonan- Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  2. ^ "Colonel Frank Noonan". www.psp-hemc.org. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/RC/2011/S0054.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Governor Corbett Picks Noonan as New Commissioner of PSP MPOETC Newsletter, Volume 34, Issue 1, March 2011. Retrieved 12-08-2014.