Katarina Carroll

Katarina Carroll
Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service
In office
8 July 2019 – 1 March 2024
Preceded byIan Stewart
Succeeded bySteve Gollschewski
Commissioner of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
In office
1 August 2015 – 5 June 2019
Preceded byLee Johnson
Succeeded byGreg Leach
Personal details
Born
Katarina Ruzh Bošnjak

(1963-11-17) 17 November 1963 (age 60)
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Alma materGriffith University
OccupationPolice officer

Katarina Ruzh Carroll (nee Bošnjak) APM (born 17 November 1963) is a retired Australian police officer and was the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) from July 2019 to March 2024. She is the first female commissioner of QPS. She was formerly the Commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services from August 2015 until July 2019. On 20 February 2024, Carroll announced she would not seek an extension to her contract and would step down as of Friday 1 March 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "Live Moment: Queensland's police commissioner to step down from top job, says it is time for 'new leadership'". ABC News. 19 February 2024. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.