Nannette Hegerty | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department | |
| In office November 18, 2003 – November 15, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur L. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Flynn |
| U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1994–2002 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Police career | |
| Department | Milwaukee Police Department |
| Service years | 1976–1994; 2002–2007 |
| Rank | |
Nannette "Nan" Hegerty (born 1950 or 1951) is an American former police officer who served as the chief of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) from 2003 to 2007. She also served as U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1994 to 2002.
Hegerty joined the MPD in 1976 as one of its first female officers, rising to the positions of lieutenant and captain; the first woman to hold either, before being appointed as a Marshal by President Bill Clinton in 1994. In 2002, she rejoined the MPD, becoming the head of its sensitive crimes commission. A year later, she was appointed as chief of the department, the first and only woman to hold that position, which she held until her retirement in 2007.