Dermot Shea

Dermot Shea
Dermot F. Shea.jpg
Commissioner's swearing-in ceremony, December 2, 2019
44th Police Commissioner of New York City
In office
December 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021
MayorBill de Blasio
Preceded byJames P. O'Neill
Succeeded byKeechant Sewell[1]
New York Police Department Chief of Detectives
In office
April 16, 2018 – November 30, 2019
Appointed byJames P. O'Neill
Preceded byRobert K. Boyce
Succeeded byRodney K. Harrison
Personal details
Born
Dermot Francis Shea

(1969-05-24) May 24, 1969 (age 55)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[2]
Alma materState University of New York at Oneonta (BA)

Dermot Francis Shea (born May 24, 1969)[3] is a retired American police officer who was the 44th New York City Police Commissioner.[4][5] He assumed the position on December 1, 2019, and was sworn in by Mayor Bill de Blasio in a public ceremony on December 2.

  1. ^ Kwan, Rhoda (January 1, 2022). "Keechant Sewell sworn in as NYPD's first female police commissioner". NBC News. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dermot Shea's a Republican. Does it matter?". amsterdamnews.com. February 6, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ Marzlock, Ron (November 24, 2021). "Dermot Shea, pride of Sunnyside, heads the NYPD". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Shanahan, Ed (November 4, 2019). "N.Y.P.D's Next Police Commissioner: What to Know About Dermot Shea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  5. ^ "What to Know About Shea, the Next NYPD Commissioner". NBC New York. November 4, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-04.